Dissolved organic carbon in glaciers of the southeastern Tibetan Plateau: Insights into concentrations and possible sources.

Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) released from glaciers has an important role in the biogeochemistry of glacial ecosystems. This study focuses on DOC from glaciers of the southeastern Tibetan Plateau, where glaciers are experiencing rapid shrinkage. We found that concentrations of DOC in snowpits (0.1...

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Main Authors: Yulan Zhang, Shichang Kang, Gang Li, Tanguang Gao, Pengfei Chen, Xiaofei Li, Yajun Liu, Zhaofu Hu, Shiwei Sun, Junming Guo, Kun Wang, Xintong Chen, Mika Sillanpää
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6181362?pdf=render