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Effect of hydrologic fluctuations on the transport of fine particulate organic carbon in a small stream 1
Author(s) -
Bilby Robert E.,
Likens Gene E.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1979.24.1.0069
Subject(s) - particulates , particulate organic carbon , environmental science , storm , total organic carbon , hydrology (agriculture) , carbon fibers , discharge , environmental chemistry , atmospheric sciences , chemistry , oceanography , geology , ecology , nutrient , materials science , biology , drainage basin , geography , geotechnical engineering , phytoplankton , composite number , composite material , cartography
Investigations into the pattern of fine particulate organic carbon (FPOC) concentration and export during periods of rapidly changing discharge in a small, mountain stream revealed maximum values before peak discharge. FPOC was washed out of the stream very rapidly with increasing discharge. A peak in FPOC concentration also occurred at the onset of rainfall during summer storms, before discharge began to rise; rainfall itself rather than increasing flow appeared to be responsible for this early peak. The length of time since the last storm determined, in part, the concentration of FPOC achieved during that discharge event.