Articles | Volume 14, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-1919-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-1919-2017
Research article
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07 Apr 2017
Research article |  | 07 Apr 2017

The roles of resuspension, diffusion and biogeochemical processes on oxygen dynamics offshore of the Rhône River, France: a numerical modeling study

Julia M. Moriarty, Courtney K. Harris, Katja Fennel, Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs, Kehui Xu, and Christophe Rabouille

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A Model Archive for a Coupled Hydrodynamic-Sediment Transport-Biogeochemistry Model for the Rhône River Sub-aqueous Delta J. M. Moriarty, C. K. Harris, K. Fennel, K. Xu, C. Rabouille, and M. A. M. Friedrichs https://doi.org/10.21220/V53P4Q

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In coastal aquatic environments, resuspension of sediment and organic material from the seabed into the overlying water can impact biogeochemistry. Here, we used a novel modeling approach to quantify this impact for the Rhône River delta. In the model, resuspension increased oxygen consumption during individual resuspension events, and when results were averaged over 2 months. This implies that observations and models that only represent calm conditions may underestimate net oxygen consumption.
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