High variability of particulate organic carbon export along the North Atlantic GEOTRACES section GA01 as deduced from 234Th fluxes
In this study we report particulate organic carbon (POC) export fluxes for different biogeochemical basins in the North Atlantic as part of the GEOTRACES GA01 expedition (GEOVIDE, May–June 2014). Surface POC export fluxes were deduced by combining export fluxes of total Thorium-234 (234Th) with the...
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ftarchimer:oai:archimer.ifremer.fr:57664 2023-05-15T17:29:44+02:00 High variability of particulate organic carbon export along the North Atlantic GEOTRACES section GA01 as deduced from 234Th fluxes Lemaitre, Nolwenn Planchon, Frederic Planquette, Helene Dehairs, Frank Fonseca-batista, Debany Roukaerts, Arnout Deman, Florian Tang, Yi Mariez, Clarisse Sarthou, Geraldine 2018-11 application/pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00465/57664/59860.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00465/57664/59861.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00465/57664/59862.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00465/57664/59863.pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-6417-2018 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00465/57664/ eng eng Copernicus Gesellschaft Mbh https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00465/57664/59860.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00465/57664/59861.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00465/57664/59862.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00465/57664/59863.pdf doi:10.5194/bg-15-6417-2018 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00465/57664/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess restricted use Biogeosciences (1726-4170) (Copernicus Gesellschaft Mbh), 2018-11 , Vol. 15 , N. 21 , P. 6417-6437 text Publication info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2018 ftarchimer https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-6417-2018 2021-09-23T20:31:43Z In this study we report particulate organic carbon (POC) export fluxes for different biogeochemical basins in the North Atlantic as part of the GEOTRACES GA01 expedition (GEOVIDE, May–June 2014). Surface POC export fluxes were deduced by combining export fluxes of total Thorium-234 (234Th) with the ratio of POC to 234Th of sinking particles at the depth of export. Particles were collected in two size classes ( > 53 and 1–53µm) using in situ pumps and the large size fraction was considered representative of sinking material. Surface POC export fluxes revealed latitudinal variations between provinces, ranging from 1.4mmolm−2d−1 in the Irminger basin, where the bloom was close to its maximum, to 12mmolm−2d−1 near the Iberian Margin, where the bloom had already declined. In addition to the state of progress of the bloom, variations of the POC export fluxes were also related to the phytoplankton size and community structure. In line with previous studies, the presence of coccolithophorids and diatoms appeared to enhance the POC export flux, while the dominance of picophytoplankton cells, such as cyanobacteria, resulted in lower fluxes. The ratio of POC export to primary production (PP) strongly varied regionally and was generally low ( ≤ 14%), except at two stations located near the Iberian Margin (35%) and within the Labrador basin (38%), which were characterized by unusual low in situ PP. We thus conclude that during the GEOVIDE cruise, the North Atlantic was not as efficient in exporting carbon from the surface, as reported earlier by others. Finally, we also estimated the POC export at 100m below the surface export depth to investigate the POC transfer efficiencies. This parameter was also highly variable amongst regions, with the highest transfer efficiency at sites where coccolithophorids dominated. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Archimer (Archive Institutionnelle de l'Ifremer - Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer) Irminger Basin ENVELOPE(-36.000,-36.000,61.000,61.000) Biogeosciences 15 21 6417 6437 |
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In this study we report particulate organic carbon (POC) export fluxes for different biogeochemical basins in the North Atlantic as part of the GEOTRACES GA01 expedition (GEOVIDE, May–June 2014). Surface POC export fluxes were deduced by combining export fluxes of total Thorium-234 (234Th) with the ratio of POC to 234Th of sinking particles at the depth of export. Particles were collected in two size classes ( > 53 and 1–53µm) using in situ pumps and the large size fraction was considered representative of sinking material. Surface POC export fluxes revealed latitudinal variations between provinces, ranging from 1.4mmolm−2d−1 in the Irminger basin, where the bloom was close to its maximum, to 12mmolm−2d−1 near the Iberian Margin, where the bloom had already declined. In addition to the state of progress of the bloom, variations of the POC export fluxes were also related to the phytoplankton size and community structure. In line with previous studies, the presence of coccolithophorids and diatoms appeared to enhance the POC export flux, while the dominance of picophytoplankton cells, such as cyanobacteria, resulted in lower fluxes. The ratio of POC export to primary production (PP) strongly varied regionally and was generally low ( ≤ 14%), except at two stations located near the Iberian Margin (35%) and within the Labrador basin (38%), which were characterized by unusual low in situ PP. We thus conclude that during the GEOVIDE cruise, the North Atlantic was not as efficient in exporting carbon from the surface, as reported earlier by others. Finally, we also estimated the POC export at 100m below the surface export depth to investigate the POC transfer efficiencies. This parameter was also highly variable amongst regions, with the highest transfer efficiency at sites where coccolithophorids dominated. |
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Lemaitre, Nolwenn Planchon, Frederic Planquette, Helene Dehairs, Frank Fonseca-batista, Debany Roukaerts, Arnout Deman, Florian Tang, Yi Mariez, Clarisse Sarthou, Geraldine High variability of particulate organic carbon export along the North Atlantic GEOTRACES section GA01 as deduced from 234Th fluxes |
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Lemaitre, Nolwenn Planchon, Frederic Planquette, Helene Dehairs, Frank Fonseca-batista, Debany Roukaerts, Arnout Deman, Florian Tang, Yi Mariez, Clarisse Sarthou, Geraldine |
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High variability of particulate organic carbon export along the North Atlantic GEOTRACES section GA01 as deduced from 234Th fluxes |
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High variability of particulate organic carbon export along the North Atlantic GEOTRACES section GA01 as deduced from 234Th fluxes |
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High variability of particulate organic carbon export along the North Atlantic GEOTRACES section GA01 as deduced from 234Th fluxes |
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High variability of particulate organic carbon export along the North Atlantic GEOTRACES section GA01 as deduced from 234Th fluxes |
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High variability of particulate organic carbon export along the North Atlantic GEOTRACES section GA01 as deduced from 234Th fluxes |
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high variability of particulate organic carbon export along the north atlantic geotraces section ga01 as deduced from 234th fluxes |
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