In this study, Barbot and co-authors identified the sites where internal tides are responsible for sediment resuspension…
Nov / 09 / 2022
Nepheloids
Intense benthic nepheloid layers in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean lead to unexpected distributions of dissolved and particulate thorium-230 and protactinium-231
Chen and colleagues explore the behaviour of thorium-230 and protactinium-231 in the benthic nepheloid layers…
Jan / 28 / 2022
52 years of Benthic Nepheloid Layer data!
A data base of 2412 profiles collected using the Lamont Thorndike nephelometer from 1964 to 1984 is used to globally map turbid nepheloid layers by Gardner and co-workers (2018, see […]
Oct / 04 / 2018
Particle distribution in repeated ocean sections and sediment resuspension
This is the first compilation of an expansive data base of transmissometer data on a decadal period of time. More than 7376 stations have been analyzed for “cp” value, a […]
Jan / 25 / 2018
Benthic nepheloid layer global compilation: an invaluable resource for GEOTRACES researchers
Models simulating any oceanic tracer biogeochemistry require a good depiction of the particle distribution, key to incorporating properly scavenging-remineralization processes. However, this kind of description is still rare. Gardner and co-workers […]
Nov / 27 / 2017
What is generating the benthic nepheloid layers?
How ubiquitous, variable or persistent are nepheloid layers? What is the main process generating these “clouds at the bottom of the sea”? Gardner and co-workers (2017, see reference below) explore […]
Feb / 20 / 2017