Changing sources and burial of organic carbon in the Chukchi Sea sediments with retreating sea ice over recent centuries
Decreasing sea ice extent caused by climate change is affecting the carbon cycle of the Arctic Ocean. In this study, surface sediments across the western Arctic Ocean are investigated to characterize sources of sedimentary organic carbon (OC). Bulk organic parameters (total organic carbon, total nit...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:0d98830d62fe42a1941fdf7b7b663d19 2023-07-30T04:01:31+02:00 Changing sources and burial of organic carbon in the Chukchi Sea sediments with retreating sea ice over recent centuries L. Su J. Ren M.-A. Sicre Y. Bai R. Zhao X. Han Z. Li H. Jin A. S. Astakhov X. Shi J. Chen 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-19-1305-2023 https://doaj.org/article/0d98830d62fe42a1941fdf7b7b663d19 EN eng Copernicus Publications https://cp.copernicus.org/articles/19/1305/2023/cp-19-1305-2023.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1814-9324 https://doaj.org/toc/1814-9332 doi:10.5194/cp-19-1305-2023 1814-9324 1814-9332 https://doaj.org/article/0d98830d62fe42a1941fdf7b7b663d19 Climate of the Past, Vol 19, Pp 1305-1320 (2023) Environmental pollution TD172-193.5 Environmental protection TD169-171.8 Environmental sciences GE1-350 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-19-1305-2023 2023-07-09T00:34:54Z Decreasing sea ice extent caused by climate change is affecting the carbon cycle of the Arctic Ocean. In this study, surface sediments across the western Arctic Ocean are investigated to characterize sources of sedimentary organic carbon (OC). Bulk organic parameters (total organic carbon, total nitrogen, δ 13 C org , and δ 15 N) and molecular organic biomarkers (e.g., sterols and highly branched isoprenoids – HBIs) are combined to distinguish between sympagic, pelagic, and terrestrial OC sources. Their downcore profiles generated at the Chukchi Sea R1 core site (74 ∘ N) are then used to evaluate changes in the relative contribution of these components of sedimentary OC over the last 200 years with decreasing sea ice. Our data evidence that, from the 1820s to the 1930s, prevailing high sea ice cover inhibited in situ primary production, resulting in prominent land-derived material in sediments. Then, from the 1930s to the 1980s, primary production started increasing with the gradual decline of summer sea ice. The ratio of sympagic and pelagic OC began to rise to account for the larger portion of sedimentary OC. Since the 1980s, accelerated sea ice loss led to enhanced primary production, stabilizing over the last decades due to freshwater-induced surface ocean stratification in summer. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Chukchi Chukchi Sea Climate change Sea ice Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Arctic Ocean Chukchi Sea Climate of the Past 19 7 1305 1320 |
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Decreasing sea ice extent caused by climate change is affecting the carbon cycle of the Arctic Ocean. In this study, surface sediments across the western Arctic Ocean are investigated to characterize sources of sedimentary organic carbon (OC). Bulk organic parameters (total organic carbon, total nitrogen, δ 13 C org , and δ 15 N) and molecular organic biomarkers (e.g., sterols and highly branched isoprenoids – HBIs) are combined to distinguish between sympagic, pelagic, and terrestrial OC sources. Their downcore profiles generated at the Chukchi Sea R1 core site (74 ∘ N) are then used to evaluate changes in the relative contribution of these components of sedimentary OC over the last 200 years with decreasing sea ice. Our data evidence that, from the 1820s to the 1930s, prevailing high sea ice cover inhibited in situ primary production, resulting in prominent land-derived material in sediments. Then, from the 1930s to the 1980s, primary production started increasing with the gradual decline of summer sea ice. The ratio of sympagic and pelagic OC began to rise to account for the larger portion of sedimentary OC. Since the 1980s, accelerated sea ice loss led to enhanced primary production, stabilizing over the last decades due to freshwater-induced surface ocean stratification in summer. |
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Changing sources and burial of organic carbon in the Chukchi Sea sediments with retreating sea ice over recent centuries |
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Changing sources and burial of organic carbon in the Chukchi Sea sediments with retreating sea ice over recent centuries |
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Changing sources and burial of organic carbon in the Chukchi Sea sediments with retreating sea ice over recent centuries |
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Changing sources and burial of organic carbon in the Chukchi Sea sediments with retreating sea ice over recent centuries |
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Changing sources and burial of organic carbon in the Chukchi Sea sediments with retreating sea ice over recent centuries |
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changing sources and burial of organic carbon in the chukchi sea sediments with retreating sea ice over recent centuries |
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