Optical Monitoring of Coastal-Marine Environments through Colored Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) (Southern Pars Region Case Study)
Mehdi Gholamalifard; Bonyad Ahmadi; Maryam Naghdi; Seyed Mahmoud Ghasempouri; Ali Saber; Sohrab Mazloumi · DOAJ Open Access Articles
Objective: Colored Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) of terrestrial origin plays a crucial role in the biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in coastal regions. This component significantly influences water quality and ecosystem services by affecting light penetration. Despite the importance of CDOM in coastal ecosystems, most global studie…