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Predicting Puget Sound's Organic Carbon—And Why We Need Enhanced Monitoring, Cristiana Figueroa-Kaminsky, Anise Ahmed, Sheelagh Mccarthy, G. J. Pelletier, Teizeen Mohamedali, John Gala

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

How much has the total organic carbon deposited into the water column and sediments of Puget Sound increased due to human activity? How has that increase impacted sediment flux rates, hypoxia and the carbonate system balance? These are two important questions with answers that are still elusive. To date, both marine and freshwater organic carbon measurements in Puget Sound are relatively sparse. In the long-term, inadequate temporal and spatial organic carbon data may lead to an incomplete and incoherent understanding of carbon cycling in the Puget Sound. The Salish Sea Model, developed by PNNL in collaboration with Department of Ecology, …