Spatiotemporal decoupling of littoral and lacustrine geosmin dynamics: Implications for early warning in drinking water reservoirs

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Yuying Gui

Tengxin Cao

Jie Yang

Tianjin Hydraulic Research Institute

Jihui Qin

Tianjin Yuqiao Reservoir Authority

Ziyi Yang

Qi Zhang

Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Yufan Ai

Jiao Fang

Yingjie Li

Yuanhong Xiao

Tianjin Yuqiao Reservoir Authority

Zhixiang Hao

Tianjin Hydraulic Research Institute

Zhengyan Li

College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China

Min Yang

# These authors contributed equally to this work.

a College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China.
b Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
c Tianjin Hydraulic Research Institute, Tianjin 300061, China.
d Tianjin Yuqiao Reservoir Authority, Tianjin 301900, China.
e Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430070, China.
f University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.

* Corresponding to: Ming Su (mingsu@rcees.ac.cn)

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