The supply and characteristics of colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in the Arctic Ocean: Pan Arctic trends and differences

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 124, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 108-118

  Stedmon, C A ^a   Amon, R M W ^b,c   Rinehart, A J ^b   Walker, S A ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Carbon; Colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM); Dissolved organic matter (DOM); Ocean; Optics; River

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; CORRELATION; DATA SET; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFACE WATER; WINTER;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 79953310305     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2010.12.007     Document Type: Article

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