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Optical Properties of Lake Taihu and Radiative Transfer Simulation

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Lake Taihu, China

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Zhang, Y. (2008). Optical Properties of Lake Taihu and Radiative Transfer Simulation. In: Qin, B. (eds) Lake Taihu, China. Monographiae Biologicae, vol 87. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8555-0_2

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