Carbon and Metal Transformations Near the Continent-Ocean Margin Quantified with the ZAPS Instrument Package

Abstract

We use innovative experimental approaches to measure the extent of biogeochemical interaction driven by the input of terrestrial organic carbon to the coastal oceans. The evolution of organic carbon from continents to oceans is not well understood. Remineralization of this carbon plays an unknown but apparently important role in stimulating productivity. This process and associated phenomena also affect ocean color, turbidity, and elemental recycling. Our long-range goal is to quantify these processes in space and time.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1999
Accession Number
ADA631658

Entities

People

  • Gary Klinkhammer

Organizations

  • Oregon State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analyzers
  • Chemical Properties
  • Chemistry
  • Columbia River
  • Continents
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • High Resolution
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Oceans
  • Particle Flux
  • Particulate Matter
  • Particulates
  • Rivers
  • Spectrometers

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Ecotoxicology
  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers

Technology Areas

  • Space