Description
The covering of surface water by e.g. vegetation or ice that reduces light and prevents the exchange of gases and particles between the water and the atmosphere.
SKB Number
SKB FEP Number
Bio33
Main Category
Main category for FEP
Biosphere
Sub-category
Sub-category for FEP
Biosphere process
Handling
Explanation of how the FEP is treated
Consolidation is considered in the Biosphere Interaction Matrix (SKB R-10-37) but not in the Radionuclide Model (RM). The influence of covering by biota and humans is small in the ecosystems of the model area and thus, this interaction is not necessary to consider in the RM. The handling is further described in the SR-Site Biosphere synthesis report, SKB TR-10-09, and in the ecosystem reports, SKB TR-10-01, -02 and -03.
References
Bibliographic references to obtain more information
SR-Site Biosphere process report, R-10-37, Section(s) 6.4.3