A State-Of-The-Art Perspective on the Characterization of Subterranean Estuaries at the Regional Scale

@article{Moosdorf2021,
  Title = {A State-Of-The-Art Perspective on the Characterization of Subterranean Estuaries at the Regional Scale},
  Author = {Moosdorf, Nils and Böttcher, Michael Ernst and Adyasari, Dini and Erkul, Ercan and Gilfedder, Benjamin S. and Greskowiak, Janek and Jenner, Anna-Kathrina and Kotwicki, Lech and Massmann, Gudrun and Müller-Petke, Mike and Oehler, Till and Post, Vincent and Prien, Ralf and Scholten, Jan and Siemon, Bernhard and Ehlert von Ahn, Cátia Milene and Walther, Marc and Waska, Hannelore and Wunderlich, Tina and Mallast, Ulf},
  Editor = {},
  Journal = {Frontiers in Earth Science},
  Year = {2021},
  Pages = {1-26},
  Volume = {9},
  Doi = {10.3389/feart.2021.601293},
  Abstract = {Subterranean estuaries the, subsurface mixing zones of terrestrial groundwater and seawater, substantially influence solute fluxes to the oceans. Solutes brought by groundwater from land and solutes brought from the sea can undergo biogeochemical reactions. These are often mediated by microbes and controlled by reactions with coastal sediments, and determine the composition of fluids discharging from STEs (i.e., submarine groundwater discharge), which may have consequences showing in coastal ecosystems. While at the local scale (meters), processes have been intensively studied, the impact of subterranean estuary processes on solute fluxes to the coastal ocean remains poorly constrained at the regional scale (kilometers). In the present communication, we review the processes that occur in STEs, focusing mainly on fluid flow and biogeochemical transformations of nitrogen, phosphorus, carbon, sulfur and trace metals. We highlight the spatio-temporal dynamics and measurable manifestations of those processes. The objective of this contribution is to provide a perspective on how tracer studies, geophysical methods, remote sensing and hydrogeological modeling could exploit such manifestations to estimate the regional-scale impact of processes in STEs on solute fluxes to the coastal ocean.},
}

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Moosdorf, Nils
AU  - Böttcher, Michael Ernst
AU  - Adyasari, Dini
AU  - Erkul, Ercan
AU  - Gilfedder, Benjamin S.
AU  - Greskowiak, Janek
AU  - Jenner, Anna-Kathrina
AU  - Kotwicki, Lech
AU  - Massmann, Gudrun
AU  - Müller-Petke, Mike
AU  - Oehler, Till
AU  - Post, Vincent
AU  - Prien, Ralf
AU  - Scholten, Jan
AU  - Siemon, Bernhard
AU  - Ehlert von Ahn, Cátia Milene
AU  - Walther, Marc
AU  - Waska, Hannelore
AU  - Wunderlich, Tina
AU  - Mallast, Ulf
TI  - A State-Of-The-Art Perspective on the Characterization of Subterranean Estuaries at the Regional Scale
T2  - Frontiers in Earth Science
PY  - 2021
SP  - 1-26
VL  - 9
DO  - 10.3389/feart.2021.601293
AB  - Subterranean estuaries the, subsurface mixing zones of terrestrial groundwater and seawater, substantially influence solute fluxes to the oceans. Solutes brought by groundwater from land and solutes brought from the sea can undergo biogeochemical reactions. These are often mediated by microbes and controlled by reactions with coastal sediments, and determine the composition of fluids discharging from STEs (i.e., submarine groundwater discharge), which may have consequences showing in coastal ecosystems. While at the local scale (meters), processes have been intensively studied, the impact of subterranean estuary processes on solute fluxes to the coastal ocean remains poorly constrained at the regional scale (kilometers). In the present communication, we review the processes that occur in STEs, focusing mainly on fluid flow and biogeochemical transformations of nitrogen, phosphorus, carbon, sulfur and trace metals. We highlight the spatio-temporal dynamics and measurable manifestations of those processes. The objective of this contribution is to provide a perspective on how tracer studies, geophysical methods, remote sensing and hydrogeological modeling could exploit such manifestations to estimate the regional-scale impact of processes in STEs on solute fluxes to the coastal ocean.
ER  -