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Weekly resolution particulate flux from a sediment trap in the northern Gulf of Mexico, 2008-2012

May 15, 2014

The U.S. Geological Survey anchored a sediment trap in the northern Gulf of Mexico to collect time-series data on sediment flux from 2008 to 2012. There are continuous measurements of total mass flux and organic carbon flux (ogC) at 7–14 day resolution from 2008 to 2012. The flux of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), particulate nitrogen (nitro), and biogenic silica (Opal) were also measured from January-December, 2008. The mass flux ranged from 0.01 g m-2day-1 (grams per square meter per day) to 2.50 g m-2day-1, with a mean mass flux of 0.20 g m -2day-1 over the 5-year study period.

Publication Year 2014
Title Weekly resolution particulate flux from a sediment trap in the northern Gulf of Mexico, 2008-2012
DOI 10.3133/ofr20141035
Authors Julie N. Richey, Caitlin E. Reynolds, Eric Tappa, Robert Thunell
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 2014-1035
Index ID ofr20141035
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
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