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Coastal sediment transport (a subset of sediment transport) is the interaction of coastal land forms to various complex interactions of physical processes. [1] [2] The primary agent in coastal sediment transport is wave activity (see Wind wave), followed by tides and storm surge (see Tide and Storm surge), and near shore currents (see Sea#Currents) . [1]
The lugworm Arenicola marina Gobies keeping watch outside a shrimp burrow. The evaluation of the ecological role of bioturbators has largely been species-specific. [8] However, their ability to transport solutes, such as dissolved oxygen, enhance organic matter decomposition and diagenesis, and alter sediment structure has made them important for the survival and colonization by other ...
Coastal sediment transport takes place in near-shore environments due to the motions of waves and currents. At the mouths of rivers, coastal sediment and fluvial sediment transport processes mesh to create river deltas. Coastal sediment transport results in the formation of characteristic coastal landforms such as beaches, barrier islands, and ...
Marine sediment, or ocean sediment, or seafloor sediment, are deposits of insoluble particles that have accumulated on the seafloor.These particles either have their origins in soil and rocks and have been transported from the land to the sea, mainly by rivers but also by dust carried by wind and by the flow of glaciers into the sea, or they are biogenic deposits from marine organisms or from ...
Bioturbation mixes sediments and changes the topography of the sediment-water interface, as shown by time lapse photography of lugworms moving through sediment. The sulfur cycle is a great example of lake nutrient cycling that occurs via biologically mediated processes as well as chemical redox reactions.
Breakwaters create safer harbours, but can also trap sediment moving along the coast. Breakwater under construction in Ystad , Sweden (2019) A breakwater in Haukilahti , Espoo , Finland A breakwater is a permanent structure constructed at a coastal area to protect against tides, currents, waves, and storm surges.
The second sulfur sink is pyrite burial in shelf sediments or deep seafloor sediments (4 × 10 13 g/year; δ 34 S = -20‰). [94] The total marine sulfur output flux is 1.0 × 10 14 g/year which matches the input fluxes, implying the modern marine sulfur budget is at steady state. [93] The residence time of sulfur in modern global oceans is ...
The biological pump (or ocean carbon biological pump or marine biological carbon pump) is the ocean's biologically driven sequestration of carbon from the atmosphere and land runoff to the ocean interior and seafloor sediments. [1]