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. 2015 Aug 28;120(8):1666–1695. doi: 10.1002/2015JG002931

Table A2.

Biogeochemical Source/Sink Terms at the Bottom (Sediment) Boundary

Variable Processes Time Rate of Change in Each Term
Small Detritus (DS) Change per unit time = D S/∂t|z = H =
+ total organic matter (DL + DS + P → DS)
+ϕ1ΔzFTON
Semilabile Dissolved Organic Nitrogen [DON]SL Change per unit time = ∂[DON]SL/∂t|z = H =
+ Remineralization of unresuspended and unburied through coupled nitrification and denitrification (DL + DS + P → [DON]SL)
+γBDONSL1ϕ11ϕ2ΔzFTON1+3LBO2
Ammonium [NH4] Change per unit time = ∂[NH4]/∂t|z = H =
+ Remineralization of unresuspended and unburied through coupled nitrification and denitrification ((DL + DS + P → [NH4])
+ηNF/DNF1ϕ11ϕ2ΔzFTON1+3LBO2
Oxygen [O2] Change per unit time = ∂[O 2]/∂t|z = H =
+ Remineralization of unresuspended and unburied through coupled nitrification and denitrification
ηO2:NF/DNF1ϕ11ϕ2ΔzFTON1LBO2
Inorganic suspended solid [ISS] Change per unit time = ∂[ISS]/∂t|z = H =
+ Resuspended inorganic matter ξ(Γ|z = H − Γc)