Spectral identification and behaviour of dissolved organic fluorescent material during estuarine mixing processes

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 51-58

  De Souza Sierra, Marta M ^a,b   Donard, Olivier F X ^a   Lamotte, Michel ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Estuarine environment; Fluorometry; Organic materials

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; FLUORESCENCE; MIXING PROCESSES;

EID: 0031469989     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(97)00025-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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