Water quality gradients across Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system: Seasonal variations and model applications

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 213-229

  Lin, Jing ^a   Xie, Lian ^a   Pietrafesa, Leonard J ^a   Ramus, Joseph S ^b   Paerl, Hans W ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Dissolved oxygen; Neuse River; Nutrient; Pamlico Sound

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN OXIDES; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER QUALITY;

ALBEMARLE SOUND; NEUSE RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; PAMLICO RIVER; TAR RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 33847062131     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/05-0507.1     Document Type: Article

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