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Study on organic matter fractions in the surface microlayer in the Baltic Sea by spectrophotometric and spectrofluorometric methods
Violetta Drozdowska
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Physical Oceanography Department, Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, 81-712, Poland
Iwona Wrobel
Physical Oceanography Department, Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, 81-712, Poland
Piotr Markuszewski
Physical Oceanography Department, Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, 81-712, Poland
Przemysław Makuch
Physical Oceanography Department, Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, 81-712, Poland
Anna Raczkowska
Marine Physics Department, Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, 81-712, Poland
Piotr Kowalczuk
Marine Physics Department, Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, 81-712, Poland
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Short summary
The studies on the absorption and fluorescence properties of the organic molecules included in surface microlayer (SML) and subsurface (SS) waters confirm that (i) the process of the structural changes in molecules of HMW to LMW, due to effects of photo- and biodegradation, occurs faster in the SML than in the SS; (ii) the organic molecules contained in the SML have a smaller molecular mass than in the SS. Hence, SML can specifically modify the physical processes associated with the sea surface.
The studies on the absorption and fluorescence properties of the organic molecules included in...
