Riverine organic carbon in the Xijiang River (South China): Seasonal variation in content and flux budget

Environmental Geology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 826-832

  Gao, Q ^a   Tao, Z ^a   Shen, C ^b   Sun, Y ^b   Yi, W ^b   Xing, C ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical cycle; Riverine organic carbon; South China; Transported flux; Xijiang River drainage

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDROLOGY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WATER;

SEASONAL VARIATIONS;

RIVERS;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE FLUX; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

CHINA;

PEUCEDANUM SANDWICENSE;

EID: 0036523965     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-001-0460-4     Document Type: Article

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