Seasonal variation in aragonite saturation in surface waters of Puget Sound – a pilot study
A pilot study of sampling, using monthly marine flights over spatially distributed stations, was conducted with the aim to characterize the carbonate system in Puget Sound over a full year-long period. Surface waters of Puget Sound were found to be under-saturated with respect to aragonite during Oc...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e6df240eeacd415fbb5a278e25058bc9 2023-05-15T17:50:08+02:00 Seasonal variation in aragonite saturation in surface waters of Puget Sound – a pilot study Gregory Pelletier Mindy Roberts Mya Keyzers Simone R. Alin 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.270 https://doaj.org/article/e6df240eeacd415fbb5a278e25058bc9 EN eng BioOne https://www.elementascience.org/articles/270 https://doaj.org/toc/2325-1026 2325-1026 doi:10.1525/elementa.270 https://doaj.org/article/e6df240eeacd415fbb5a278e25058bc9 Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2018) Puget Sound ocean acidification carbonate system Environmental sciences GE1-350 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.270 2022-12-31T14:19:06Z A pilot study of sampling, using monthly marine flights over spatially distributed stations, was conducted with the aim to characterize the carbonate system in Puget Sound over a full year-long period. Surface waters of Puget Sound were found to be under-saturated with respect to aragonite during October–March, and super-saturated during April–September. Highest pCO2 and lowest pH occurred during the corrosive October–March period. Lowest pCO2 and highest pH occurred during the super-saturated April–September period. The monthly variations in pCO2 , pH, and aragonite saturation state closely followed the variations in monthly average chlorophyll a. Super-saturated conditions during April–September are likely strongly influenced by photosynthetic uptake of CO2 during the phytoplankton growing season. The relationship between phytoplankton production, the carbonate system, and aragonite saturation state suggests that long-term trends in eutrophication processes may contribute to trends in ocean acidification in Puget Sound Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 6 |
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A pilot study of sampling, using monthly marine flights over spatially distributed stations, was conducted with the aim to characterize the carbonate system in Puget Sound over a full year-long period. Surface waters of Puget Sound were found to be under-saturated with respect to aragonite during October–March, and super-saturated during April–September. Highest pCO2 and lowest pH occurred during the corrosive October–March period. Lowest pCO2 and highest pH occurred during the super-saturated April–September period. The monthly variations in pCO2 , pH, and aragonite saturation state closely followed the variations in monthly average chlorophyll a. Super-saturated conditions during April–September are likely strongly influenced by photosynthetic uptake of CO2 during the phytoplankton growing season. The relationship between phytoplankton production, the carbonate system, and aragonite saturation state suggests that long-term trends in eutrophication processes may contribute to trends in ocean acidification in Puget Sound |
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Seasonal variation in aragonite saturation in surface waters of Puget Sound – a pilot study |
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