The nature of organic carbon in density-fractionated sediments in the  Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta (California)

Wakeham, S. G.; Canuel, E. A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-567-2016

Articles | Volume 13, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-567-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-567-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 2

Research article

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02 Feb 2016

Research article |

| 02 Feb 2016

The nature of organic carbon in density-fractionated sediments in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta (California)

S. G. Wakeham and E. A. Canuel

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RC C7392: 'Wakeham and Canuel The nature of organic carbon in density-fractionated sediments in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta (California)', Anonymous Referee #1, 05 Nov 2015
- AC C8414: 'bg-2015-445 reply to review 1', Stuart Wakeham, 10 Dec 2015
RC C7483: 'Wakeham/Canuel review', Anonymous Referee #2, 09 Nov 2015
- AC C8415: 'bg-2015-445 reply to review 2', Stuart Wakeham, 10 Dec 2015

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (15 Dec 2015) by Jack Middelburg

AR by Stuart Wakeham on behalf of the Authors (22 Dec 2015) Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (14 Jan 2016) by Jack Middelburg

AR by Stuart Wakeham on behalf of the Authors (14 Jan 2016) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Bed sediments from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta (CA) were fractionated according to density and analyzed for sediment mass distribution, elemental (C and N) composition, mineral surface area, and stable carbon and radiocarbon isotope compositions of organic carbon (OC) and fatty acids to evaluate the nature of organic carbon in river sediments. These data demonstrate the complex source and age distributions within river sediments.