Reservoir Sediment Carbon along the Elwha River after Dam Removal

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dc.contributor.advisorZabowski, Darleneen_US
dc.contributor.authorWing, Sethen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-13T20:02:34Z
dc.date.available2014-10-13T20:02:34Z
dc.date.issued2014-10-13
dc.date.submitted2014en_US
dc.descriptionThesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2014en_US
dc.description.abstractWorldwide, numerous dams are aging and will either need to be replaced or removed within the next few decades. Little is understood about the fate of carbon stored in sediments that become soil when a reservoir is drained due to dam removal. This study assessed the pool of carbon in the sediments of former Lake Mills and Lake Aldwell of the Elwha River. Carbon storage was mapped spatially and by depth. Sediment carbon was also compared with forest soil carbon from former glacial lake sediments. This dam removal project, the largest-known of its kind to date, provides important information regarding the fate of carbon in sediment pools and potential fluxes when reservoir sediments become soil.en_US
dc.embargo.termsOpen Accessen_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.otherWing_washington_0250O_13158.pdfen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1773/26432
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the individual authors.en_US
dc.subjectCarbon; Dam Removal; Elwha; Reservoir; Sediment; Sequestrationen_US
dc.subject.otherEnvironmental scienceen_US
dc.subject.otherLimnologyen_US
dc.subject.otherSoil sciencesen_US
dc.subject.otherforestryen_US
dc.titleReservoir Sediment Carbon along the Elwha River after Dam Removalen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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