Variability in the bulk composition and abundance of dissolved organic matter in the lower Mississippi and Pearl rivers

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Duan, Shuiwang ^a,b   Bianchi, Thomas S ^a,c   Shiller, Alan M ^d   Dria, Karl ^e,f   Hatcher, Patrick G ^e,g   Carman, Kevin R ^h  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; RIVER DISCHARGE; SPATIAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER QUALITY;

MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; PEARL RIVER [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548361360     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JG000206     Document Type: Article

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