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Title: Sedimentation event sensor: New ocean instrument for in situ imaging and fluorometry of sinking particulate matter: Sedimentation event sensor
Award ID(s):
1637632
NSF-PAR ID:
10025365
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Limnology and Oceanography: Methods
Volume:
14
Issue:
12
ISSN:
1541-5856
Page Range / eLocation ID:
853 to 863
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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