The chemistry, fluxes, and sources of carbon dioxide in the estuarine waters of the Satilla and Altamaha Rivers, Georgia

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 657-668

  Cai, Wei Jun ^a   Wang, Yongchen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BREATHING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; GEORGIA; ORGANIC MATTER; PH; RIVER;

ALKALINITY; CARBON FLUX; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; PH; RIVER DISCHARGE;

GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031877844     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1998.43.4.0657     Document Type: Article

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