Influence of monsoon on the distribution of organic carbon in inner continental shelf core sediments, South China Sea, Malaysia

Three short sediment cores (12-32 cm) from South China Sea off Southern Terengganu were collected during May (post-Northeast monsoon) and September (pre-Northeast monsoon) 2007. The concentration of total organic carbon (TOC) obtained ranged from 0.41-2.23 and 0.38-2.31% during post and pre-monsoon,...

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Main Authors: Pang, Swee Yun, Juriffah Ariffin, Hii, Yii Siang, Norhayati Mohd Tahir
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Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
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Juriffah Ariffin,
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Norhayati Mohd Tahir,
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description Three short sediment cores (12-32 cm) from South China Sea off Southern Terengganu were collected during May (post-Northeast monsoon) and September (pre-Northeast monsoon) 2007. The concentration of total organic carbon (TOC) obtained ranged from 0.41-2.23 and 0.38-2.31% during post and pre-monsoon, respectively. TOC concentration was found to decrease with depth and distance from the coast and river mouth. In particular, station with close proximity to the coast exhibits most pronounced variation of TOC with depth. Besides spatial variation, it is noted that the seasonal variations also considerably affect the distribution and concentrations of TOC, where both near and offshore sampling stations showed significant variations in TOC content during May and September sampling. These findings suggest the importance of terrestrial organic carbon flux, physical mixing and seasonal variations in regulating the concentration and distribution of the organic carbon in the study area.
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spelling my-ukm.journal-89772016-12-14T06:48:36Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8977/ Influence of monsoon on the distribution of organic carbon in inner continental shelf core sediments, South China Sea, Malaysia Pang, Swee Yun Juriffah Ariffin, Hii, Yii Siang Norhayati Mohd Tahir, Three short sediment cores (12-32 cm) from South China Sea off Southern Terengganu were collected during May (post-Northeast monsoon) and September (pre-Northeast monsoon) 2007. The concentration of total organic carbon (TOC) obtained ranged from 0.41-2.23 and 0.38-2.31% during post and pre-monsoon, respectively. TOC concentration was found to decrease with depth and distance from the coast and river mouth. In particular, station with close proximity to the coast exhibits most pronounced variation of TOC with depth. Besides spatial variation, it is noted that the seasonal variations also considerably affect the distribution and concentrations of TOC, where both near and offshore sampling stations showed significant variations in TOC content during May and September sampling. These findings suggest the importance of terrestrial organic carbon flux, physical mixing and seasonal variations in regulating the concentration and distribution of the organic carbon in the study area. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8977/1/04_Pang_Swee_Yun.pdf Pang, Swee Yun and Juriffah Ariffin, and Hii, Yii Siang and Norhayati Mohd Tahir, (2015) Influence of monsoon on the distribution of organic carbon in inner continental shelf core sediments, South China Sea, Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 44 (7). pp. 941-945. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid44bil7_2015/KandunganJilid44Bil7_2015.html
spellingShingle Pang, Swee Yun
Juriffah Ariffin,
Hii, Yii Siang
Norhayati Mohd Tahir,
Influence of monsoon on the distribution of organic carbon in inner continental shelf core sediments, South China Sea, Malaysia
title Influence of monsoon on the distribution of organic carbon in inner continental shelf core sediments, South China Sea, Malaysia
title_full Influence of monsoon on the distribution of organic carbon in inner continental shelf core sediments, South China Sea, Malaysia
title_fullStr Influence of monsoon on the distribution of organic carbon in inner continental shelf core sediments, South China Sea, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Influence of monsoon on the distribution of organic carbon in inner continental shelf core sediments, South China Sea, Malaysia
title_short Influence of monsoon on the distribution of organic carbon in inner continental shelf core sediments, South China Sea, Malaysia
title_sort influence of monsoon on the distribution of organic carbon in inner continental shelf core sediments, south china sea, malaysia
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8977/1/04_Pang_Swee_Yun.pdf
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