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DOI 10.2478/johh-2013-0010
Title (Primary) Uncertainties in dissolved organic carbon load estimation in a small stream
Author Büttner, O.; Tittel, J.
Source Titel Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics
Year 2013
Department ASAM; SEEFO
Volume 61
Issue 1
Page From 81
Page To 83
Language englisch
Keywords Dissolved organic carbon; Sampling strategy; UV absorption; Discharge; Yield; Reservoir
UFZ wide themes RU2;
Abstract Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) transported by rivers represents an important link between carbon pools of terrestrial and oceanic ecosystems. However, it is unclear how frequent DOC must be sampled to obtain reasonable load estimates. Here, we used continuous records of the specific UV absorption coefficient (SAC) and discharge from a headwater stream at the Ore Mountains (Germany) to calculate load errors depending on DOC sampling frequency. SAC was used as a proxy for DOC. The results show that the load was underestimated by 13–19% with monthly, 10–13% with bi-weekly and 7–9% with weekly DOC samplings, respectively. We conclude that collecting additional data from high discharge events decrease the error significantly.
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Büttner, O., Tittel, J. (2013):
Uncertainties in dissolved organic carbon load estimation in a small stream
J. Hydrol. Hydromech. 61 (1), 81 - 83 10.2478/johh-2013-0010