Computation of nitrate concentrations in turbid coastal waters using an in situ ultraviolet spectrophotometer

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 456-460

  Zielinski, O ^a,b   Voss D ^b   Saworski, B ^b   Fiedler, B ^c   Kortzinger A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences   (Germany)

^c GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coastal Waters; Data processing; In Situ Photometer; Nitrate; North Sea; Ultraviolet; Wadden Sea

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA PROCESSING; DATA SET; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MIXING; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; PHOTOMETER; RESOLUTION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TIDAL INLET; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER MASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 79956127952     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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