Seeing the light: The effects of particles, dissolved materials, and temperature on in situ measurements of DOM fluorescence in rivers and streams

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 10, Issue OCTOBER, 2012, Pages 767-775

  Downing, Bryan D ^a   Pellerin, Brian A ^a   Bergamaschi, Brian A ^a   Saraceno, John Franco ^a   Kraus, Tamara E C ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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EID: 84867679930     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2012.10.767     Document Type: Article

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