Characteristics of dissolved organic matter in the inflows and in the outflow of Lake Võrtsjärv, Estonia

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 475, Issue , 2012, Pages 306-313

  Piirsoo, K ^a   Viik, M ^a,b   Koiv T ^a   Kairo K ^a   Laas, A ^a   Noges T ^a   Pall, P ^a   Selberg, A ^b   Toomsalu, L ^a   Vilbaste, S ^a  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Composition of dissolved organic matter (DOM); Humic substances; Rivers; Specific ultraviolet absorption (SUVA)

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; AROMATICITIES; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; CATCHMENT AREA; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; ESTONIA; FULVIC ACIDS; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; PEATLAND; RIVER CATCHMENT; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DYNAMICS; ULTRAVIOLET ABSORPTION; UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY; WATER TEMPERATURES;

CATCHMENTS; LAKES; ORGANIC ACIDS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; WETLANDS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

ABSORPTION; ARABLE LAND; CATCHMENT; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FULVIC ACID; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; INFLOW; OUTFLOW; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RIVER DISCHARGE; SPECTROSCOPY; STREAMFLOW; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ESTONIA; LAKE VORTSJARV;

EID: 84870250980     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.10.015     Document Type: Article

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