The character and bioactivity of dissolved organic matter at thaw and in the spring runoff waters of the arctic tundra North Slope, Alaska

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D22, 1998, Pages 28939-28946

  Michaelson, G J ^a,d   Ping, C L ^a,d   Kling, G W ^b   Hobbie, J E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^d UAF Palmer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CARBON FLUX; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; RUNOFF; THAWING; TUNDRA;

ALASKA; NORTH SLOPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18744424576     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD02650     Document Type: Article

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