Dissolved inorganic nitrogen in a tropical estuary in Malaysia: transport and transformation

Jiang, Shan; Müller, Moritz; Jin, Jie; Wu, Ying; Zhu, Kun; Zhang, Guosen; Mujahid, Aazani; Rixen, Tim; Muhamad, Mohd Fakharuddin; Sia, Edwin Sien Aun; Jang, Faddrine Holt Ajon; Zhang, Jing

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-2821-2019

Articles | Volume 16, issue 14

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-2821-2019

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18 Jul 2019

Research article |

| 18 Jul 2019

Dissolved inorganic nitrogen in a tropical estuary in Malaysia: transport and transformation

Shan Jiang, Moritz Müller, Jie Jin, Ying Wu, Kun Zhu, Guosen Zhang, Aazani Mujahid, Tim Rixen, Mohd Fakharuddin Muhamad, Edwin Sien Aun Sia, Faddrine Holt Ajon Jang, and Jing Zhang

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RC2: 'Review of paper by Shan Jiang et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 01 Apr 2019
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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (23 May 2019) by Tim Jennerjahn

AR by Shan Jiang on behalf of the Authors (25 May 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (28 May 2019) by Tim Jennerjahn

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (07 Jun 2019)

RR by Zhiming Yu (12 Jun 2019)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (12 Jun 2019) by Tim Jennerjahn

AR by Shan Jiang on behalf of the Authors (18 Jun 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (27 Jun 2019) by Tim Jennerjahn

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Three cruises were conducted in the Rajang River estuary, Malaysia. The results revealed that the decomposition of terrestrial organic matter and the subsequent soil leaching were the main sources of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) in the fresh river water. Porewater exchange and ammonification enhanced DIN concentrations in the estuary water, while intensities of DIN addition varied between seasons. The riverine DIN flux could reach 101.5 ton(N) / d, supporting the coastal primary producers.