Main Title |
Scoping Study of the Distribution, Composition, and Dynamics of Water-Column and Bottom Sediments: Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine System. |
Author |
Wells, J. T. ;
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CORP Author |
North Carolina Univ. at Morehead City. Inst. of Marine Sciences.;North Carolina Dept. of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Raleigh. Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine Study.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. |
Publisher |
1989 |
Year Published |
1989 |
Report Number |
APES-PR-89-05; APES-89-05; |
Stock Number |
PB95-103990 |
Additional Subjects |
Estuaries ;
Sedimentation ;
Coasts ;
Water pollution ;
Hydrology ;
Dynamics ;
Spatial distribution ;
Neuse River ;
Deposition ;
Sediments ;
Particulates ;
Mud ;
Accumulation ;
Turbidity ;
Heavy metals ;
Pesticides ;
Pamlico Sound ;
Advection ;
North Carolina ;
Suspended sediments ;
Maps ;
Tables(Data) ;
Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine System ;
Sinks ;
Water column ;
Transition zones
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Holdings |
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Call Number |
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Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB95-103990 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
52p |
Abstract |
Relative to its size and in terms of its sedimentary processes, the Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system is one of the least studied coastal bodies of water in the United States. This paper provides a synthesis of what the authors know about sedimentation in the Albemarle-Pamlico system, based on archived data published over the last 30 years and new, unpublished data, collected over the past 18 months. The distribution of particle-reactive tracers in the lower Neuse River, the second largest contributor of sediment to the APES basins, suggests that deposition is related to focusing in a migrating turbidity maximum. On the basis of sediment character it is reasonable to conclude that (1) parts of the Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system may have high sedimentation rates relative to rates of sediment input and that rapid vertical flux by large aggregates offers an explanation for the fluid-mud deposits that would otherwise be absent. |
Supplementary Notes |
Sponsored by North Carolina Dept. of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Raleigh. Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine Study. and Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Final rept. |
Category Codes |
68D; 68E; 48F; 48G; 47B |
NTIS Prices |
PC A04/MF A01 |
Primary Description |
100/00 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
432226307 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |