Chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in the Equatorial Atlantic Ocean: Optical properties and their relation to CDOM structure and source

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 148, Issue , 2013, Pages 33-43

  Andrew, Andrea A ^a   Del Vecchio, Rossana ^b   Subramaniam, Ajit ^c   Blough, Neil V ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Fluorescence emission (EEMS); Marine CDOM; NaBH4 reduction; Optical absorption; Quantum yields; Spectral slopes

Indexed keywords

BORON; DATA SET; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; OPTICAL PROPERTY; OUTFLOW; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 84871955850     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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