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Journal of Oceanography , Vol. 59, pp. 129 to 147, 2003 Review Dissolved Organic Matter in Oceanic Waters HIROSHI OGAWA 1* and EIICHIRO TANOUE2 1Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Minamidai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-8639, Japan 2 Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chigusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan (Received 12 February 2002; in revised form 3 July 2002; accepted 3 July 2002) The amount of information on oceanic dissolved organic matter (DOM) has increased Keywords: dramatically in the last decade thanks to the advances in chemical characterization. ⋅ Dissolved organic This information has supported the development of some novel and important ideas matter (DOM), for DOM dynamics in the ocean. Consequently, we have a better understanding of ⋅ dissolved organic carbon (DOC), the importance of DOM in oceanic biogeochemical cycles. Here we review studies ⋅ carbon cycle, published mainly during 1995–2001, synthesize them and discuss unsolved problems ⋅ molecular weight and future challenges. The measurement, distribution and turnover of dissolved or- distribution, ganic carbon (DOC) are presented as the bulk dynamics of the oceanic DOM. The ⋅ C:N ratio, size spectrum, elemental composition, and chemical compositions at molecular and ⋅ chemical composi-