Justin E. Meschter and Nathaniel B. Weston
SEDIMENT AND HEAVY‐METAL DEPOSITION IN TIDAL FRESHWATER AND SALTWATER MARSHES IN THE DELAWARE FRESHWATER AND SALTWATER MARSHES IN THE DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY: TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL PATTERNS OF DEPOSITION AND POSSIBLE IMPACT OF SEA‐LEVEL RISE ON RATES OF DEPOSITION
Justin E. Meschter and Nathaniel B. Weston Department of Geography and the Environment, Villanova Universityy
800
Suspen nded Sediiment (mg L‐1)
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500 y = 0.0034x ‐ 16.699 R² 0 6559 R² = 0.6559
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0 0
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River Discharge (m3 s‐1)
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USGS Data
SS (mg L SS ( L‐11) = ‐8.5/(yr ) 8 5/( 1) +0.0038/(m ) 0 0038/( 3 s‐11) F(2,375)=69.05; R2=0.27; p
Justin E. Meschter and Nathaniel B. Weston Department of Geography and the Environment, Villanova Universityy
800
Suspen nded Sediiment (mg L‐1)
700
600
500 y = 0.0034x ‐ 16.699 R² 0 6559 R² = 0.6559
400
300
200
100
0 0
20000
40000
60000
80000
River Discharge (m3 s‐1)
100000
120000
140000
USGS Data
SS (mg L SS ( L‐11) = ‐8.5/(yr ) 8 5/( 1) +0.0038/(m ) 0 0038/( 3 s‐11) F(2,375)=69.05; R2=0.27; p
