Physical and remineralization processes govern the cobalt distribution in the deep western Atlantic Ocean
The distributions of the bio-essential trace element dissolved cobalt ( D Co) and the apparent particulate Co ( P Co) are presented along the GEOTRACES-A02 deep section from 64° N to 50° S in the western Atlantic Ocean (longest section of international GEOTRACES marine environment program). P Co was...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:0a832d02d6794b9eb7c0c57330f6377a 2023-05-15T13:58:51+02:00 Physical and remineralization processes govern the cobalt distribution in the deep western Atlantic Ocean G. Dulaquais M. Boye M. J. A. Rijkenberg X. Carton 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-1561-2014 https://doaj.org/article/0a832d02d6794b9eb7c0c57330f6377a EN eng Copernicus Publications http://www.biogeosciences.net/11/1561/2014/bg-11-1561-2014.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1726-4170 https://doaj.org/toc/1726-4189 1726-4170 1726-4189 doi:10.5194/bg-11-1561-2014 https://doaj.org/article/0a832d02d6794b9eb7c0c57330f6377a Biogeosciences, Vol 11, Iss 6, Pp 1561-1580 (2014) Ecology QH540-549.5 Life QH501-531 Geology QE1-996.5 article 2014 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-1561-2014 2022-12-30T22:46:59Z The distributions of the bio-essential trace element dissolved cobalt ( D Co) and the apparent particulate Co ( P Co) are presented along the GEOTRACES-A02 deep section from 64° N to 50° S in the western Atlantic Ocean (longest section of international GEOTRACES marine environment program). P Co was determined as the difference between total cobalt ( T Co, unfiltered samples) and D Co. D Co concentrations ranged from 14.7 pM to 94.3 pM, and P Co concentrations from undetectable values to 18.8 pM. The lowest D Co concentrations were observed in the subtropical domains, and the highest in the low-oxygenated Atlantic Central Waters (ACW), which appears to be the major reservoir of D Co in the western Atlantic. In the Antarctic Bottom Waters, the enrichment in D Co with aging of the water mass can be related to suspension and redissolution of bottom sediments a well as diffusion of D Co from abyssal sediments. Mixing and dilution of deep water masses, rather than scavenging of D Co onto settling particles, generated the meridional decrease of D Co along the southward large-scale circulation in the deep western Atlantic. Furthermore, the apparent scavenged profile of D Co observed in the deep waters likely resulted from the persistence of relatively high concentrations in intermediate waters and low D Co concentrations in underlaying bottom waters. We suggest that the 2010 Icelandic volcanic eruption could have been a source of D Co that could have been transported into the core of the Northeast Atlantic Deep Waters. At intermediate depths, the high concentrations of D Co recorded in the ACW linearly correlated with the apparent utilization of oxygen (AOU), indicating that remineralization of D Co could be significant (representing up to 37% of the D Co present). Furthermore, the preferential remineralization of phosphate (P) compared to Co in these low-oxygenated waters suggests a decoupling between the deep cycles of P and Co. The vertical diffusion of D Co from the ACW appears to be a significant source of D Co ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Northeast Atlantic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Antarctic The Antarctic Biogeosciences 11 6 1561 1580 |
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The distributions of the bio-essential trace element dissolved cobalt ( D Co) and the apparent particulate Co ( P Co) are presented along the GEOTRACES-A02 deep section from 64° N to 50° S in the western Atlantic Ocean (longest section of international GEOTRACES marine environment program). P Co was determined as the difference between total cobalt ( T Co, unfiltered samples) and D Co. D Co concentrations ranged from 14.7 pM to 94.3 pM, and P Co concentrations from undetectable values to 18.8 pM. The lowest D Co concentrations were observed in the subtropical domains, and the highest in the low-oxygenated Atlantic Central Waters (ACW), which appears to be the major reservoir of D Co in the western Atlantic. In the Antarctic Bottom Waters, the enrichment in D Co with aging of the water mass can be related to suspension and redissolution of bottom sediments a well as diffusion of D Co from abyssal sediments. Mixing and dilution of deep water masses, rather than scavenging of D Co onto settling particles, generated the meridional decrease of D Co along the southward large-scale circulation in the deep western Atlantic. Furthermore, the apparent scavenged profile of D Co observed in the deep waters likely resulted from the persistence of relatively high concentrations in intermediate waters and low D Co concentrations in underlaying bottom waters. We suggest that the 2010 Icelandic volcanic eruption could have been a source of D Co that could have been transported into the core of the Northeast Atlantic Deep Waters. At intermediate depths, the high concentrations of D Co recorded in the ACW linearly correlated with the apparent utilization of oxygen (AOU), indicating that remineralization of D Co could be significant (representing up to 37% of the D Co present). Furthermore, the preferential remineralization of phosphate (P) compared to Co in these low-oxygenated waters suggests a decoupling between the deep cycles of P and Co. The vertical diffusion of D Co from the ACW appears to be a significant source of D Co ... |
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Physical and remineralization processes govern the cobalt distribution in the deep western Atlantic Ocean |
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Physical and remineralization processes govern the cobalt distribution in the deep western Atlantic Ocean |
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Physical and remineralization processes govern the cobalt distribution in the deep western Atlantic Ocean |
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