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Characterization of the benthic biogeochemical dynamics after flood events in the Rhône River prodelta: a data–model approach
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, LSCE–IPSL, CEA–CNRS–UVSQ–Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Stanley Nmor
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, LSCE–IPSL, CEA–CNRS–UVSQ–Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Eric Viollier
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, LSCE–IPSL, CEA–CNRS–UVSQ–Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Bruno Lansard
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, LSCE–IPSL, CEA–CNRS–UVSQ–Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Bruno Bombled
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, LSCE–IPSL, CEA–CNRS–UVSQ–Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Edouard Regnier
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, LSCE–IPSL, CEA–CNRS–UVSQ–Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Gaël Monvoisin
Géosciences Paris-Saclay (GEOPS), CNRS and Université Paris-Saclay, 91405, Orsay, France
Christian Grenz
Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), Aix-Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO UM 110, 13288, Marseille, France
Pieter van Beek
Laboratoire d'Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales (LEGOS), CNES–CNRS–IRD–Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier, 31400, Toulouse, France
Christophe Rabouille
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, LSCE–IPSL, CEA–CNRS–UVSQ–Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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The study provides new insights by examining the short-term impact of winter floods on biogeochemical sediment processes near the Rhône River (NW Mediterranean Sea). This is the first winter monitoring of sediment and porewater in deltaic areas. The coupling of these data with a new model enables us to quantify the evolution of biogeochemical processes. It also provides new perspectives on the benthic carbon cycle in river deltas considering climate change, whereby flooding should intensify.
The study provides new insights by examining the short-term impact of winter floods on...
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