Optical characterization of chromophoric dissolved organic matter using wavelength distribution of absorption spectral slopes

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 590-597

  Loiselle, Steven A ^a   Bracchini, Luca ^a   Dattilo, Arduino M ^a   Ricci, Maso ^a   Tognazzi, Antonio ^a   Cózar, Andres ^b   Rossi, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTRUM; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; LAKE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHOTODEGRADATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 63549129208     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2009.54.2.0590     Document Type: Article

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