Composition controlled by in-lake processes
In deep lakes, in-lake processing counteracts allochthonous input effects on CDOM composition; CDOM quality is similar across lakes, but quantity varies with lake morphology and catchment vegetation.
An, Shilin · Chen, Feizhou · Chen, Shuo · Feng, Muhua · Jiang, Mingliang · LiGang, Xu · Wen, Shuailong · Zhang, Qiaoying · Xu, Jinduo · Du, Yingxun · YunLin, Zhang
Science of the Total Environment 2023
Lake Fuxian CDOM dominated by protein-like substances
Lake Fuxian CDOM quantity higher than deep lakes in poorly-vegetated catchments, but lower than shallow lakes in well-vegetated catchments