Spatial and Seasonal Variation of Biomineral Suspended Particulate Matter Properties in High-Turbid Nearshore and Low-Turbid Offshore Zones
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Site Description
2.2. Tidal Measurements
2.3. Water Samples and Analysis
2.4. Grain Size and Mineralogical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Mineralogical Characteristics of TMZ and OSZ
3.2. Spatial Variation of SPM Dynamics in the TMZ and OSZ
3.3. SPM Dynamics during the Algae Bloom and Normal Periods in the TMZ
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Material | Location | Clays | Quartz | Carbonates | Amorphous | Feldspar | Others |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bed Materials | TMZ | 25.0 | 39.6 | 21.1 | 4.2 | 8.0 | 2.1 |
OSZ | 12.4 | 66.7 | 10.7 | 1.1 | 8.1 | 0.9 | |
SPM | TMZ | 36.2 | 14.6 | 29.9 | 12.7 | 4.2 | 2.3 |
OSZ | 31.3 | 20.6 | 29.7 | 10.1 | 6.4 | 1.8 |
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Fettweis, M.; Lee, B.J. Spatial and Seasonal Variation of Biomineral Suspended Particulate Matter Properties in High-Turbid Nearshore and Low-Turbid Offshore Zones. Water 2017, 9, 694. https://doi.org/10.3390/w9090694
Fettweis M, Lee BJ. Spatial and Seasonal Variation of Biomineral Suspended Particulate Matter Properties in High-Turbid Nearshore and Low-Turbid Offshore Zones. Water. 2017; 9(9):694. https://doi.org/10.3390/w9090694
Chicago/Turabian StyleFettweis, Michael, and Byung Joon Lee. 2017. "Spatial and Seasonal Variation of Biomineral Suspended Particulate Matter Properties in High-Turbid Nearshore and Low-Turbid Offshore Zones" Water 9, no. 9: 694. https://doi.org/10.3390/w9090694