The effects of estuarine processes on the fluxes of inorganic and organic carbon in the Yellow River estuary

Journal of Ocean University of China

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 352-358

  Gu, Dianjun ^a   Zhang, Longjun ^a   Jiang, Liqing ^b  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissolved inorganic carbon; Dissolved organic carbon; Particulate inorganic carbon; Particulate organic carbon; Yellow River estuary

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350491351     PISSN: 16725182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11802-009-0352-x     Document Type: Article

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