Dissolved organic matter and ultraviolet radiation penetration in the Laurentian Great Lakes and tributary waters

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 367-380

  Smith, Ralph E H ^a   Allen, Chris D ^a   Charlton, Murray N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absorption; Attenuation; Climate; Dissolved organic matter; Scattering; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALGAE; ATTENUATION; CARBON; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER;

ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER (DOM); LAKES HURON, ERIE, ONTARIO; TRIBUTARY WATERS;

LAKES;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; LIMNOLOGY; OPTICAL PROPERTY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; LAKE HURON; LAKE ONTARIO; NORTH AMERICA;

ALGAE;

EID: 6344226509     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(04)70354-8     Document Type: Article

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