Photobleaching of aquatic dissolved materials: Absorption removal, spectral alteration, and their interrelationship

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 107, Issue 8, 2002, Pages

  Twardowski, Michael S ^a   Donaghay, Percy L ^b  

^a Western Environmental Tech Lab ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM); Humic substances; Photobleaching; Spectral absorption

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BLEACHING; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

ORCAS ISLAND; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0037104885     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc000281     Document Type: Article

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