Groundwater-derived nutrient fluxes and offshore mixing rates along the New Jersey coast 21-23

Radium isotopes are natural tracers useful for studying the magnitude of groundwater discharge and the transport and fate of nutrients in the coastal ocean. We collected radium and nutrient samples from groundwater and surface waters along the southern New Jersey coast to calculate the flux of groundwater-derived nutrients and coastal mixing rates. These data serve as baselines for assessing future changes in the magnitude and quality of groundwater discharge driven by human activity and climate change.