FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Annual variations in suspended particulate matter within the Dover Strait BT AF DUPONT, JP COLLINS, MB LAFITE, R NASH, L HUAULT, MF SHIMWELL, SJ CHADDOCK, S BRUNET, C WARTEL, M LAMBOY, M AS 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:;8:;9:;10:; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:;8:;9:;10:; C1 UNIV SOUTHAMPTON,DEPT OCEANOG,SOUTHAMPTON SO9 5NH,HANTS,ENGLAND LAB BIOL MARINE,MARINE STN,F-62930 WIMEREUX,FRANCE UNIV LILLE 1,CHIM ANALYT & MARINE LAB,F-59655 VILLENEUVE DASCQ,FRANCE C2 UNIV SOUTHAMPTON,DEPT OCEANOG,SOUTHAMPTON SO9 5NH,HANTS,ENGLAND LAB BIOL MARINE,MARINE STN,F-62930 WIMEREUX,FRANCE UNIV LILLE 1,CHIM ANALYT & MARINE LAB,F-59655 VILLENEUVE DASCQ,FRANCE IF 0.662 TC 14 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00099/21073/18698.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;SUSPENDED MATTER;DIATOMS;DOVER STRAIT;ENGLISH CHANNEL AB During a survey at six stations in the Dover Strait, from July 1990 to November 1991, water samples were collected to measure : suspended sediment load and its organic content; particle characteristics; photosynthesis pigments; and heavy metals. In this contribution, particle measurements are interpreted in terms of hydrodynamical effects and seasonal evolution. Multi-modal grain size spectra are indicative of depth and cross-sectional variations, from die coastline to the central waters. Tidal variations, biological productivity and wind effects can be identified. Suspended particulate matter (SPM) components (determined using SEM, when combined with size spectra) illustrate hydrodynamical, geomorphological and biological effects on the composition of the suspended matter. Living and non-living diatom valves, used as particulate tracers, provide information on the sources and hydrodynamic behaviour of the suspended particles. Although the Seine input is high, riverine SPM input is not detected within the Dover Strait. SPM fluxes from the Eastern Channel into the southern North Sea, across the Dover Strait, originate mainly from: Atlantic waters; coastal and sea bed erosion; biological activity; and resuspension from the intertidal zone. SPM studies in the Eastern Channel could provide information on the complex behaviour of river pollutants over the region. PY 1993 SO Oceanologica Acta SN 0399-1784 PU Gauthier-Villars VL 16 IS 5-6 UT A1993NL30100008 BP 507 EP 516 ID 21073 ER EF