Carbon dynamics in the freshwater part of the Elbe estuary, Germany: Implications of improving water quality

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 107, Issue , 2012, Pages 112-121

  Amann, Thorben ^a   Weiss, Andreas ^a   Hartmann, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide (CO 2); Estuary; Organic carbon; Oxygen minimum zone; Time series analysis; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; FRESHWATER; HUMAN ACTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN MINIMUM LAYER; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PH; REMINERALIZATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

ELBE ESTUARY; GERMANY;

EID: 84862982751     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.05.012     Document Type: Article

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