Variations of suspended particulate matter concentrations of the Mackenzie River plume (Beaufort Sea, Arctic Ocean) over the last two decades

• Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Main Authors: Tarasenko, Anastasia, Doxaran, David, Gentili, Bernard
• Other Authors: Laboratoire d'océanographie de Villefranche (LOV), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de la Mer de Villefranche (IMEV), Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), ArcticFlux TOSCA (CNES)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2023
• Subjects: suspended particulate matter; ocean optics; Arctic Ocean; Mackenzie; satellite data; in situ measurements; [SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean; Atmosphere; Beaufort Sea; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-04249683; https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-04249683/document; https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-04249683/file/MPB-D-23-01850_R1-1.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115619

International audience This work addresses the last 20 years' evolution of the suspended particulate matter (SPM) concentrations in the Beaufort Sea (Canadian Arctic Ocean) directly influenced by the Mackenzie River discharge. The SPM variations in the coastal zone are highlighted and related t...