Distribution of suspended particulate matter in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Interim report

Author

Epps, S.A. ; Lohrenz, S.E. ; Tuell, M. ; Martin, K.M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Marine Sci., Univ. of Southern Mississippi, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA

fYear

2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

This research quantifies SPM in surface waters observed during multiple research cruises that took place in the Northern Gulf of Mexico as part of the continuing study, Â¿Satellite Assessment of CO₂ Distribution, Variability and Flux and Understanding of Control Mechanisms in a River Dominated Ocean MarginÂ¿, a NSF funded grant. For the purposes of this study, suspended particulate matter was defined as material located in the water column which may be captured on a filtration membrane with a pore size of 0.4 Â¿m. The percent of particulate organic carbon (POC) was also quantified.

Keywords

ocean chemistry; oceanographic regions; CO₂; Control Mechanisms; Northern Gulf of Mexico; River Dominated Ocean Margin; SPM; Satellite Assessment; carbon distribution; filtration membrane; particulate organic carbon; pore size; surface waters; suspended particulate matter; water column; Biomembranes; Filtration; Oceans; Rivers; Scanning probe microscopy; Sea surface;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2009, MTS/IEEE Biloxi - Marine Technology for Our Future: Global and Local Challenges

Conference_Location

Biloxi, MS

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4960-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-0-933957-38-1

Type

conf

Filename

5422299