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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-4863-2016
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-4863-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Maximum sinking velocities of suspended particulate matter in a coastal transition zone
Institute of Coastal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG), Geesthacht, Germany
present address: Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M), Hamburg,
Germany
Richard Hofmeister
Institute of Coastal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG), Geesthacht, Germany
Eefke M. van der Lee
Institute of Coastal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG), Geesthacht, Germany
Ulf Gräwe
Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Warnemünde, Germany
Institute of Meteorology and Climatology, Leibniz University Hanover, Hanover, Germany
Rolf Riethmüller
Institute of Coastal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG), Geesthacht, Germany
Kai W. Wirtz
Institute of Coastal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG), Geesthacht, Germany
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- The transition between coastal and offshore areas in the North Sea unraveled by suspended particle composition X. Desmit et al.
- Quantifying Importance of Macrobenthos for Benthic‐Pelagic Coupling in a Temperate Coastal Shelf Sea W. Zhang et al.
- Estuarine Turbidity Maxima and Variations of Aggregate Parameters in the Cam-Nam Trieu Estuary, North Vietnam, in Early Wet Season V. Duy Vinh et al.
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- A dynamic 2DH flocculation model for coastal domains S. Escobar et al.
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- Dredging and dumping impact coastal fluxes of sediment and organic carbon L. Porz et al.
- Interactive impacts of meteorological and hydrological conditions on the physical and biogeochemical structure of a coastal system O. Kerimoglu et al.
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- Biophysical flocculation of suspended particulate matters in Belgian coastal zones X. Shen et al.
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- Marine particles in the Gulf of Alaska shelf system: Spatial patterns and size distributions from in situ optics J. Turner et al.
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- Application of interpolation methodology with dynamical constraint to the suspended particulate matter in the Liaodong Bay H. Geng et al.
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Short summary
We investigated sinking velocity (ws) of suspended particulate matter (SPM) in the German Bight. By inferring ws indirectly from an extensive turbidity data set and hydrodynamic model results, we found enhanced ws in a coastal transition zone. Combined with known residual circulation patterns, this led to a new conceptual understanding of the retention of fine minerals and nutrients in shallow coastal areas. The retention is likely modulated by algal excretions enhancing flocculation of SPM.
We investigated sinking velocity (ws) of suspended particulate matter (SPM) in the German Bight....
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