Optical propertiers of the dissolved organic matter as tracers of microbiological and geochemical processes in marine ecosystems 

Romera Castillo, Cristina (Date of defense: 2011-10-07)

Oceans store 685 Pg of organic carbon of which 662 Pg are in a dissolved form. The diversity of compounds that make up the dissolved organic matter (DOM) pool and the low concentration of each compound make the chemical ...