LEADER 02484nam 2200397z- 450 001 9910220040103321 005 20231214133340.0 035 $a(CKB)3800000000216376 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/51773 035 $a(EXLCZ)993800000000216376 100 $a20202102d2017 |y 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aLinking Optical and Chemical Properties of Dissolved Organic Matter in Natural Waters 210 $cFrontiers Media SA$d2017 215 $a1 electronic resource (242 p.) 225 1 $aFrontiers Research Topics 311 $a2-88945-081-3 330 $aA substantial increase in the number of studies using the optical properties (absorbance and fluorescence) of dissolved organic matter (DOM) as a proxy for its chemical properties in estuaries and the coastal and open ocean has occurred during the last decade. We are making progress on finding the actual chemical compounds or phenomena responsible for DOM?s optical properties. Ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry, in particular, has made important progress in making the key connections between optics and chemistry. But serious questions remain and the last major special issue on DOM optics and chemistry occurred nearly 10 years ago. Controversies remain from the non-specific optical properties of DOM that are not linked to discrete sources, and sometimes provide conflicting information. The use of optics, which is relatively easier to employ in synoptic and high resolution sampling to determine chemistry, is a critical connection to make and can lead to major advances in our understanding of organic matter cycling in all aquatic ecosystems. The contentions and controversies raised by our poor understanding of the linkages between optics and chemistry of DOM are bottlenecks that need to be addressed and overcome. 610 $aCDOM 610 $adissolved organic matter 610 $aAbsorbance 610 $afluorescence 610 $abiomarkers 610 $aStable isotopes 610 $aMass Spectrometry 610 $adissolved organic carbon 700 $aThomas S. Bianchi$4auth$01312900 702 $aChristopher L. Osburn$4auth 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220040103321 996 $aLinking Optical and Chemical Properties of Dissolved Organic Matter in Natural Waters$93031101 997 $aUNINA