Spatial and Temporal Variability in Carbonate Chemistry in San Juan Archipelago

dc.contributor.authorKapsenburg, Lydia
dc.contributor.authorElahi, Robin
dc.contributor.authorPhillips, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorPietsch, Carlie
dc.contributor.authorSato, Kirk
dc.contributor.authorVaughn, Chelsea
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-20T23:27:02Z
dc.date.available2012-06-20T23:27:02Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThis is the first study that characterizes the carbonate parameters in the Salish Sea surrounding the San Juan Archipelago. Water samples were collected from 9 sites on multiple days and analyzed for total alkalinity and dissolved inorganic carbon. Results show high spatial and temporal variability in carbonated parameters. Levels of pCO2 roughly fluctuated between 400 and 950 μatm. The sites are likely highly influenced by freshwater pulses and tidal exchanges. Stark differences between areas of hypothesized high and low water retention were not observed within this sampling scheme.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1773/19859
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesOcean Acidification;Summer-A, 2011
dc.subjectocean acidificationen_US
dc.subjectdissolved inorganic carbonen_US
dc.subjectalkalinityen_US
dc.subjectSan Juan Archipelagoen_US
dc.titleSpatial and Temporal Variability in Carbonate Chemistry in San Juan Archipelagoen_US

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