Long-term patterns in dissolved organic carbon in boreal lakes: The role of incident radiation, precipitation, air temperature, southern oscillation and acid deposition

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 390-398

  Hudson, Jeff J ^a   Dillon, Peter J ^a   Somers, Keith M ^b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid precipitation; Climate; Dissolved organic carbon; Lakes; Precambrian Shield Ontario; Precipitation; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

ACID DEPOSITION; AIR TEMPERATURE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; INSOLATION; LAKE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOUTHERN OSCILLATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 0346304812     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-7-390-2003     Document Type: Article

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