Total mass flux (TMF), total organic matter (TOM), carbonate (CaCO3), lithogenic matter, biogenic silica (BSi), organic carbon (Corg), organic nitrogen (Norg) fluxes and sedimentation rates were determined seasonally using a sediment trap deployed in oxic layer on eastern coast of the Black Sea from July 2002 to October 2003. TOM, CaCO3, Corg and Norg percentages in surface sediment and chlorop...

In aeolian research, field measurements are important for studying complex wind-driven processes for land management evaluation and model validation. Consequently, there have been many devices developed, tested, and applied to investigate a range of aeolian-based phenomena. However, determining the most effective application and data analysis techniques is widely debated in the literature. Here...

We observed that the unstable 13, 17-cyclopheophorbide a enol is one of the most abundant pigments in recent sediments (Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Peru margin) and here we report its isolation and structure determination (high-performance liquid chromatography, ultraviolet-visible spectrometry, mass spectrometry, and nuclear magnetic resonance). This enol has been considered as the precusor ...

Unpaved roads are believed to be the primary source of terrigenous sediments being delivered to marine ecosystems around the island of St John in the eastern Caribbean. The objectives of this study were to: (1) measure runoff and suspended sediment yields from a road segment; (2) develop and test two event-based runoff and sediment prediction models; and (3) compare the predicted sediment yield...

The #ux and composition of material caught using two di!erent upper ocean sediment trap designs was compared at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study site (BATS). The standard surface-tethered trap array at BATS was compared to a newly designed neutrally buoyant sediment trap (NBST). Both traps used identical cylindrical collection tubes. Of particular concern was the e!ect of horizontal #ow o...

Abst rac t -Previous work (b.~ us and others) has shown that sediment trap fluxes do not correlate well with the total particulate mass concentration as determined with a t ransmlssometer Sediment traps are thought to collect the settling particles in the marine snow size range (d > 0 5 mm) Cameras ha,~e been developed to quantitatively image particles in the marine snow size range but a correl...

We evaluate the reliability of statistical estimates of sea surface temperature (SST) derived from planktonic foraminiferal faunas using the modern analog method and the Imbrie-Kipp method. Global core top faunas provide a calibration data set, while modern sediment trap faunas are used for validation. Linear regression of core top predicted SST against atlas SST generated slopes close to one f...