Chemistry and Transport of Nitrogen Oxides on the Western Slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains: Implications for Lake Tahoe

Over the last 35 years, visibility into the depths of Lake Tahoe has decreased from 30 to 20 meters. Research suggests that a large part of this decline in water clarity is associated with increases both in fine sediment particles and in nutrient availability to microorganisms within the lake [Jassby et al., 1999]. Estimates suggest that the productivity of microorganisms in the Lak