@article{fdi:010090661, title = {{G}lobal subterranean estuaries modify groundwater nutrient loading to the ocean}, author = {{W}ilson, {S}. {J}. and {M}oody, {A}. and {M}c{K}enzie, {T}. and {C}ardenas, {M}. {B}. and {L}uijendijk, {E}. and {S}awyer, {A}. {H}. and {W}ilson, {A}. and {M}ichael, {H}. {A}. and {X}u, {B}. {C}. and {K}nee, {K}. {L}. and {C}ho, {H}. {M}. and {W}einstein, {Y}. and {P}aytan, {A}. and {M}oosdorf, {N}. and {C}hen, {C}. {T}. {A}. and {B}eck, {M}. and {L}opez, {C}. and {M}urgulet, {D}. and {K}im, {G}. and {C}harette, {M}. {A}. and {W}aska, {H}. and {I}banhez, {J}. {S}. {P}. and {C}haillou, {G}. and {O}ehler, {T}. and {O}nodera, {S}. {I}. and {S}aito, {M}. and {R}odellas, {V}. and {D}imova, {N}. and {M}ontiel, {D}. and {D}ulai, {H}. and {R}ichardson, {C}. and {D}u, {J}. {Z}. and {P}etermann, {E}. and {C}hen, {X}. {G}. and {D}avis, {K}. {L}. and {L}amontagne, {S}. and {S}ugimoto, {R}. and {W}ang, {G}. {Z}. and {L}i, {H}. {L}. and {T}orres, {A}. {I}. and {D}emir, {C}. and {B}ristol, {E}. and {C}onnolly, {C}. {T}. and {M}c{C}lelland, {J}. {W}. and {S}ilva, {B}. {J}. and {T}ait, {D}. and {K}umar, {B}. and {V}iswanadham, {R}. and {S}arma, {V}. and {S}ilva, {E}. and {S}hiller, {A}. and {L}echer, {A}. and {T}amborski, {J}. and {B}okuniewicz, {H}. and {R}ocha, {C}. and {R}eckhardt, {A}. and {B}oettcher, {M}. {E}. and {J}iang, {S}. and {S}tieglitz, {T}homas and {G}bewezoun, {H}. {G}. {V}. and {C}harbonnier, {C}. and {A}nschutz, {P}. and {H}ernandez-{T}errones, {L}. {M}. and {B}abu, {S}. and {S}zymczycha, {B}. and {S}adat-{N}oori, {M}. and {N}iencheski, {F}. and {T}obias, {C}. and {S}ong, {B}. {K}. and {A}nderson, {I}. {C}. and {S}antos, {I}. {R}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}errestrial groundwater travels through subterranean estuaries before reaching the sea. {G}roundwater-derived nutrients drive coastal water quality, primary production, and eutrophication. {W}e determined how dissolved inorganic nitrogen ({DIN}), dissolved inorganic phosphorus ({DIP}), and dissolved organic nitrogen ({DON}) are transformed within subterranean estuaries and estimated submarine groundwater discharge ({SGD}) nutrient loads compiling > 10,000 groundwater samples from 216 sites worldwide. {N}utrients exhibited complex, nonconservative behavior in subterranean estuaries. {F}resh groundwater {DIN} and {DIP} are usually produced, and {DON} is consumed during transport. {M}edian total {SGD} (saline and fresh) fluxes globally were 5.4, 2.6, and 0.18 {T}mol yr(-1) for {DIN}, {DON}, and {DIP}, respectively. {D}espite large natural variability, total {SGD} fluxes likely exceed global riverine nutrient export. {F}resh {SGD} is a small source of new nutrients, but saline {SGD} is an important source of mostly recycled nutrients. {N}utrients exported via {SGD} via subterranean estuaries are critical to coastal biogeochemistry and a significant nutrient source to the oceans.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{L}imnology and {O}ceanography {L}etters}, volume = {[{E}arly access]}, numero = {}, pages = {[12 ]}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.1002/lol2.10390}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090661}, }