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Structural variation of coloured dissolved organic matter during summer and winter seasons in a tropical estuary: A
N V H K Chari1, Sudarsana Rao Pandi2, Vishnu Vardhan Kanuri3
1Marine Chemistry Laboratory, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530003, India; Centre for Marine Living Resource and Ecology, Kochi 682037, India.
Abstract:
The diurnal variations in water quality and optical properties of organic matter were studied in the Gautami-Godavari estuary during two contrasting seasons. Dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) and silicate showed similar patterns with the tide during summer, whereas in winter contrasting trends were noticed. Three-folds higher N to P ratio was recorded in winter than in summer. The spectral slope ratio (SR) and specific ultra violet absorption coefficient (SUVA) peaked during summer (1.28 ± 0.09 and 3.95 ± 0.2) followed by winter (1.10 ± 0.18 and 1.91 ± 0.35). The parallel factor (PARAFAC) analysis of excitation emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence spectra was extracted three humic (C1, C2, C3) and one protein-like (tryptophan (C4)) fluorophore components. Humic like fluorophores inversely correlated with the tide in both the seasons, due to influence of seawater. In summer, the Chlorophyll a (Chl a) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) showed positive correlations with humic like and C4 fluorophores, suggesting the insitu organic matter production.
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