Analysis of marine DOC using a dry combustion method

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 191-201

  Fry, Brian ^a,c   Peltzer, E T ^b   Hopkinson Jr , C S ^a   Nolin, A ^a   Redmond, L ^a  

^a ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DRY COMBUSTION METHOD;

EID: 0030470214     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4203(96)00031-X     Document Type: Article

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