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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-5251-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-5251-2022
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
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Research article
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18 Nov 2022
Research article |
| 18 Nov 2022
| 18 Nov 2022
Spatio-temporal distribution, photoreactivity and environmental control of dissolved organic matter in the sea-surface microlayer of the eastern marginal seas of China
Lin Yang
Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth
System, Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology,
Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
Jing Zhang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth
System, Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology,
Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
Institute of Marine Chemistry, Ocean University of China, Qingdao
266100, China
Anja Engel
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Wischhofstr. 1–3, Kiel 24148, Germany
Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth
System, Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology,
Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao
National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China
Institute of Marine Chemistry, Ocean University of China, Qingdao
266100, China
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- InterSeA: An Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) for Monitoring the Marine Surface Microlayer (SML) in Coastal Areas N. Katsikatsos et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse14020233
- Distribution and sea-to-air exchange of carbon monoxide in surface microlayer and subsurface seawater in the eastern marginal seas of China L. Yang et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-1261-2026
- Remote sensing of photobleaching in fluorescent dissolved organic matter: a coupled non-Markovian kinetics and polarized radiative transfer framework R. Zhang et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2026.135190
- Mercury (Hg) in the “Skin” of the Ocean: Dissolved Gaseous Hg, Total Hg, and Hg Redox Chemistry in Sea Surface Microlayer and Implication for Air–Sea Hg Exchange Z. Ci et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c05170
- Photochemistry of the sea-surface microlayer (SML) influenced by a phytoplankton bloom: a mesocosm study O. Jibaja Valderrama et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-1965-2026
- Characterization of organic matter in the surface microlayer of the South Yellow Sea and East China Sea G. Yang et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2026.104236
- Surface–bulk photochemical coupling of nonanoic acid and 4-benzoylbenzoic acid: the dual role of the photosensitizer and environmental influences A. Abdelmonem et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-13019-2025
- Roles of phytoplankton, microzooplankton, and bacteria in DMSP and DMS transformation processes in the East China Continental Sea Q. Ma & G. Yang https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2023.103003
- Selective accumulation of dissolved organic matter in the sea surface microlayer: integrated multi-spectral CDOM and FDOM characterization and a novel FDOM/CDOM index at a Mediterranean coastal site E. Pitta et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-5377-2026
- Spectral characteristics of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the middle reaches of the Huai River in a dry season H. Song et al. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4EW00499J
- Colored and fluorescent DOM in the sea-surface microlayer: response to a phytoplankton bloom and photodegradation in a mesocosm study C. Thölen et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-3697-2026
- Phylotype resolved spatial variation and association patterns of planktonic Thaumarchaeota in eastern Chinese marginal seas J. Liu et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42995-023-00169-y
- Photoproduction of Acetaldehyde from Bacteria-Derived Dissolved Organic Matter R. Uning et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c14286
- P-limited Prokaryotic Heterotrophic Production and Metabolic Balance Between Prokaryotic Carbon Demand and Phytoplankton Primary Production in Summer in the Central Yellow Sea B. Kim et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12601-025-00209-x
- A review on the application of ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry for analysis of dissolved organic matter in surface water B. Ishwah & M. Andrianova https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecofro.2026.08.002
- Characteristics of surface microlayer film under different freshwater environments: Physical, chemical, and biological properties Y. Yang et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2024.10.022
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Short summary
Enrichment factors of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the eastern marginal seas of China exhibited a significant spatio-temporal variation. Photochemical and enrichment processes co-regulated DOM enrichment in the sea-surface microlayer (SML). Autochthonous DOM was more frequently enriched in the SML than terrestrial DOM. DOM in the sub-surface water exhibited higher aromaticity than that in the SML.
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