Sedimentary carbon on the continental shelf: Emerging capabilities and research priorities for Blue Carbon

CA Graves, L Benson, J Aldridge… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Continental shelf sediments store large amounts of organic carbon. Protecting this carbon
from release back into the marine system and managing the marine environment to …

Physical processes controlling mud depocenter development on continental shelves–geological, oceanographic, and modeling concepts

L Porz, W Zhang, TJJ Hanebuth, C Schrum - Marine Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Mud depocenters (MDCs) represent major proximal-marine sinks for fine-grained
terrigenous material, carbon, and contaminants on modern continental shelves. Throughout …

Optimization of suspended particulate transport parameters from measured concentration profiles with a new analytical model

S Zhang, Z Zhao, J Wu, P Perrochet, YG Wang, G Li… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The water body's suspended concentration reflects many coastal environmental indicators,
which is important for predicting ecological hazards. The modeling of any concentration in …

The impact of waves and tides on residual sand transport on a sediment‐poor, energetic, and macrotidal continental shelf

EV King, DC Conley, G Masselink… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The energetic, macrotidal shelf off South West England was used to investigate the influence
of different tide and wave conditions and their interactions on regional sand transport …

Nondestructive 3D imaging and quantification of hydrated biofilm-sediment aggregates using X-ray microcomputed tomography

N Zhang, CEL Thompson, IH Townend… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Biofilm-sediment aggregate (BSA) contains a high water content, either within internal pores
and channels or bound by extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) forming a highly …

[HTML][HTML] Wave-driven sediment resuspension and salt marsh frontal erosion alter the export of sediments from macro-tidal estuaries

X Li, N Leonardi, AJ Plater - Geomorphology, 2019 - Elsevier
The impact of wind waves and salt marsh erosion on sediment transport dynamics of macro-
tidal estuarine systems has been examined using a numerical model. Morphological …

The effects of disturbance on the microbial mediation of sediment stability

N Zhang, CEL Thompson… - Limnology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In coastal areas, biofilms are often subject to disturbance by hydrodynamic forcing,
bioturbation and human activities. These factors affect the influences biofilms have on the …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonality in the cross-shelf physical structure of a temperate shelf sea and the implications for nitrate supply

E Ruiz-Castillo, J Sharples, J Hopkins… - Progress in …, 2019 - Elsevier
We address a long-standing problem of how nutrients are transported from the shelf edge
and from rivers to support regular, seasonal primary production in the interior of a wide …

Cohesive sediment modeling in a shallow estuary: Model and environmental implications of sediment parameter variation

RM Allen, JR Lacy, AW Stevens - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Numerical models of sediment transport in estuarine systems rely on parameter values that
are often poorly constrained and can vary on timescales relevant to model processes. The …

Field measurement of the erosion threshold of silty seabed in the intertidal flat of the Yellow River Delta with a newly-developed annular flume

H Liu, Y Jia, S Zhang, H Shan, L Xue, Z Sun… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Accurately measuring the critical shear stress is crucial for numerous applications, such as
sediment transport modeling, erosion prediction, and the design of sustainable coastal …