The spatiotemporal distribution of dissolved inorganic and organic carbon in the main stem of the Changjiang (Yangtze) River and the effect of the Three Gorges Reservoir

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 741-757

  Zhang, Longjun ^a   Xue, Ming ^a   Wang, Min ^b   Cai, Wei Jun ^c   Wang, Liang ^a   Yu, Zhigang ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon transport; Changjiang River; spatiotemporal distribution; Three Gorges Dam

Indexed keywords

CARBON FLUX; DISCHARGE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; GRAIN SIZE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RIVER FLOW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA; THREE GORGES RESERVOIR; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 84902513728     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2012JG002230     Document Type: Article

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