Three-dimensional fluorescence spectral characteristics of dissolved organic carbon in cave drip waters and their responses to environment changes: Four cave systems as an example in Guizhou Province, China

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 884-889

  Xie, Xingneng ^a,b   Wang, Shijie ^a   Zhou, Yunchao ^c   Luo, Weijun ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c GUIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cave drip water; Fulvic like fluorescence; Soil layer type; Three dimensional fluorescence spectral characteristics; Vegetation type

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149172722     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-008-0079-x     Document Type: Article

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