Spatial and temporal variations in pH and total alkalinity at the beginning of the rainy season in the Changjiang Estuary, China

Acta Oceanologica Sinica

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 68-77

  Gao, Xuelu ^a,b,c   Song, Jinming ^a   Li, Xuegang ^a   Yuan, Huamao ^a   Li, Ning ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Changjiang Estuary; pH; Spatial and temporal variations; Total alkalinity

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; MONSOON; PH; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD; YANGTZE ESTUARY;

EID: 27144476627     PISSN: 0253505X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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