Accelerated Organic Carbon Burial Rates Reconstructed in Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico During a Megadrought

Abstract Artificial lakes (reservoirs) accumulate sediment and organic carbon (OC) over time. We investigated sedimentation processes in a dryland reservoir and informed OC burial and potential preservation. Our study site, Elephant Butte Reservoir on the Rio Grande, New Mexico, USA receives inflows...

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Main Authors: A. C. Eckland, I. Overeem, B. Carlson, K. B. Lininger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-03-01
Series:Water Resources Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2023WR035254
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