UV/PAR radiation and DOM properties in surface coastal waters of the Canadian shelf of the Beaufort Sea during summer 2009

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: J. Para, B. Charrière, A. Matsuoka, W. L. Miller, J. F. Rontani, R. Sempéré
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2013
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Life; QH501-531; Geology; QE1-996.5; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Mackenzie River; Mackenzie Delta; Beaufort Sea; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-2761-2013; https://doaj.org/article/fbf42dd87dba4dfc8d19e94412b34f10

Surface waters from the Beaufort Sea in the Arctic Ocean were evaluated for dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and optical characteristics including UV (ultraviolet) radiation and PAR (photosynthetically active radiation) diffuse attenuation ( K d ), and chromophoric and fluorescent dissolved organic m...