Colored Dissolved Organic Matter in Sediments and Seagrass Beds and Its Impact on Shallow Water Benthic Optical Properties

Abstract

The optical properties of shallow water coastal environments are a complex function of physical and biogeochemical processes occurring both in sediments and in the water column. Developing models of the optical properties of these environments requires further knowledge of the processes affecting light alteration and modification by biogeochemical reactions in the surficial sediments and at the sediment-water interface. The goal of this proposal is to examine one aspect of this problem, namely the impact of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in sediment pore waters on benthic optical properties.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA625077

Entities

People

  • David J. Burdige

Organizations

  • Old Dominion University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amino Acids
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Bays
  • Bottom Waters
  • Carbonate Minerals
  • Carbonates
  • Chesapeake Bay
  • Environment
  • Fluorescence
  • Materials
  • Minerals
  • Optical Properties
  • Organic Materials
  • Shallow Water
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Organic Chemistry
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