Quantitative and Qualitative Prediction of Light Absorption by Colored Dissolved Organic Matter in the Coastal Zone

Abstract

The long-term goal is to produce a physical water mass mixing model for describing colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) distributions in the coastal zone. The model will combine the effects of local nonconservative processes with overall mixing of major CDOM end-members from terrigenous and marine sources. Although the model will be firstly derived for one study site (the entrance to the Baltic Sea) the approach will be designed for implementation in other regions of Navy interest (international estuaries and harbors).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2007
Accession Number
ADA573264

Entities

People

  • Christopher L Osburn
  • Colin A. Stedmon

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • Baltic Sea
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemistry
  • Drainage Basins
  • Marine Biology
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Measurement
  • North Sea
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Optical Properties
  • Sea Water
  • Surface Waters
  • Water
  • Water Masses

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Marine Ecotoxicology