Spectral characterization of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in a fjord (Doubtful Sound, New Zealand)

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 397-409

  Gonsior, Michael ^a   Peake, Barrie M ^a   Cooper, William J ^b   Jaffé, Rudolf ^c   Young, Heather ^d   Kahn, Amanda E ^d   Kowalczuk, Piotr ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b University of California at Irvine   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^e INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Absorption coefficient; CDOM; EEM; Fjord; Fluorescence; GRASS GIS

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIOPHYSICS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FJORD; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; SURFACE WATER;

AUSTRALASIA; DOUBTFUL SOUND; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND;

EID: 57349139143     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-008-8067-4     Document Type: Article

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