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<p>Measurements relating to a yellow deposit covering large areas of the Baltic Sea in spring are reported. Analysis of water samples showed it to be of terrestrial origin and to consist mainly of pine pollen grains. The equivalent spherical diameter (ESD) of these grains ranged from 29.1 to 78.4 μm, with a maximum between 47.7 and 56.3 μm. Surface water concentrations of pollen in the coastal zone near Ustka showed that its proportion in the total suspended particulate matter (SPM) might be as high as 30-40%. Such high surface water concentrations of hitherto neglected substances critical to water color formation can give rise to serious errors in remote measurements of water composition and properties.</p>
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Measurements relating to a yellow deposit covering large areas of the Baltic Sea in spring are reported. Analysis of water samples showed it to be of terrestrial origin and to consist mainly of pine pollen grains. The equivalent spherical diameter (ESD) of these grains ranged from 29.1 to 78.4 μm, with a maximum between 47.7 and 56.3 μm. Surface water concentrations of pollen in the coastal zone near Ustka showed that its proportion in the total suspended particulate matter (SPM) might be as high as 30-40%. Such high surface water concentrations of hitherto neglected substances critical to water color formation can give rise to serious errors in remote measurements of water composition and properties.

Pine pollen grains in coastal waters of the Baltic Sea

Department of Environmental Physics, Institute of Physics

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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Measurements relating to a yellow deposit covering large areas of the Baltic Sea in spring are reported. Analysis of water samples showed it to be of...

Pine pollen grains in coastal waters of the Baltic Sea

Article Category: Original research paper

Published Online: Mar 10, 2016

Page range: 35 - 41

Received: May 18, 2015

Accepted: Aug 04, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2016-0004

Keywords
pine pollen grains, coastal zone, LISST, Baltic Sea, volume concentration

© Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdañsk, Poland. All rights reserved.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Pine pollen grains in coastal waters of the Baltic Sea

Article Category: Original research paper

Published Online: Mar 10, 2016

Page range: 35 - 41

Received: May 18, 2015

Accepted: Aug 04, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2016-0004

Keywordspine pollen grains, coastal zone, LISST, Baltic Sea, volume concentration

© Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdañsk, Poland. All rights reserved.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
pine pollen grains, coastal zone, LISST, Baltic Sea, volume concentration