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Instantaneous sediment accumulation rates in Tarr Inlet, Glacier Bay, Alaska

Year: 2008

Type: other

Abstract: The rate at which sediments accumulate in marine waters affects benthic life and sequestration of organic carbon and PAHs. The instantaneous sediment accumulation in Glacier Bay was measured and found to be slower in March than an earlier study found it in July and August. A greater influx of freshwater in summer is presumed to explain the difference. Glacier Bay, relative to its size, buries six times more organic carbon than is estimated.

Source: ResearchWorks at the University of Washington (University of Washington)

Author: Christine Biladeau

Language: English

Topic: Marine Plankton and Biogeochemistry

Subfield: Oceanography

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Life below water, Climate action

Open Access status: green

Funder: University of Washington

OpenAlex ID: W815475387

Cites: 16

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