Dissolved organic matter sources in large Arctic rivers

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 94, Issue , 2012, Pages 217-237

  Amon, R M W ^a,b   Rinehart, A J ^b   Duan, S ^a   Louchouarn, P ^a,b   Prokushkin, A ^c   Guggenberger, G ^d   Bauch, D ^e   Stedmon, C ^f   Raymond, P A ^g   Holmes, R M ^h   McClelland, J W ⁱ   Peterson, B J ^j   Walker, S A ^b   Zhulidov, A V ^k  

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

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SUKACHEV INSTITUTE OF FOREST   (Russian Federation)

^d LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

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

^f NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^g Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^h WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^j MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^k South Russia Centre for Preparation and Implementation of International Projects   (Russian Federation)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; LIGNIN; RIVER WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

LENA RIVER; OB RIVER; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; YENISEI RIVER;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 84865343450     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.07.015     Document Type: Article

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