| Abstract: | Multiple tracers of groundwater input (salinity, Si, 223Ra, 224Ra, and 226Ra) were used together to determine the magnitude, character (meteoric versus seawater), and nutrient contribution associated with submarine groundwater discharge across the leeward shores of the Hawai‘ian Islands Maui, Moloka‘i, and Hawai‘i. Tracer abundances were elevated in the unconfined coastal aquifer and the nearshore zone, decreasing to low levels offshore, indicative of groundwater discharge (near-fresh, brackish, or saline) at all locations. At several sites, we detected evidence of fresh and saline SGD occurring simultaneously. Conservative estimates of SGD fluxes ranged widely, from 0.02-0.65??m3??m- 2 d- 1at the various sites. Groundwater nutrient fluxes of 0.04-40??mmol N m- 2 d- 1 and 0.01-1.6??mmol P m- 2 d- 1 represent a major source of new nutrients to coastal ecosystems along these coasts. Nutrient additions were typically greatest at locations with a substantial meteoric component in groundwater, but the recirculation of seawater through the aquifer may provide a means of transferring terrestrially-derived nutrients to the coastal zone at several sites. ?? 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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| Citation Author: | Street, J. H.; Knee, K. L.; Grossman, E. E.; Paytan, A. |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Submarine groundwater discharge and nutrient addition to the coastal zone and coral reefs of leeward Hawai‘i; 2008; Article; Journal; Marine Chemistry; Street, J. H.; Knee, K. L.; Grossman, E. E.; Paytan, A. |
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| Citation Year: | 2008 |
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| Text: | Submarine groundwater discharge and nutrient addition to the coastal zone and coral reefs of leeward Hawai‘i; 2008; Article; Journal; Marine Chemistry; Street, J. H.; Knee, K. L.; Grossman, E. E.; Paytan, A. |
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| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marchem.2007.08.009 |
| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:00 -0600 |
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