Wintertime process study of the North Brazil Current rings reveals the region as a larger sink for CO 2 than expected
International audience The key processes driving the air-sea CO 2 fluxes in the western tropical Atlantic (WTA) in winter are poorly known. WTA is a highly dynamic oceanic region, expected to have a dominant role in the variability in CO 2 air-sea fluxes. In early 2020 (February), this region was th...
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[SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics] [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences Olivier, Léa Boutin, Jacqueline Reverdin, Gilles Lefèvre, Nathalie Landschützer, Peter Speich, Sabrina Karstensen, Johannes Labaste, Matthieu Noisel, Christophe Ritschel, Markus Steinhoff, Tobias Wanninkhof, Rik H. Wintertime process study of the North Brazil Current rings reveals the region as a larger sink for CO 2 than expected |
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International audience The key processes driving the air-sea CO 2 fluxes in the western tropical Atlantic (WTA) in winter are poorly known. WTA is a highly dynamic oceanic region, expected to have a dominant role in the variability in CO 2 air-sea fluxes. In early 2020 (February), this region was the site of a large in situ survey and studied in wider context through satellite measurements. The North Brazil Current (NBC) flows northward along the coast of South America, retroflects close to 8 ∘ N and pinches off the world's largest eddies, the NBC rings. The rings are formed to the north of the Amazon River mouth when freshwater discharge is still significant in winter (a time period of relatively low run-off). We show that in February 2020, the region (5-16 ∘ N, 50-59 ∘ W) is a CO 2 sink from the atmosphere to the ocean (−1.7 Tg C per month), a factor of 10 greater than previously estimated. The spatial distribution of CO 2 fugacity is strongly influenced by eddies south of 12 ∘ N. During the campaign, a nutrient-rich freshwater plume from the Amazon River is entrained by a ring from the shelf up to 12 ∘ N leading to high phytoplankton concentration and significant carbon drawdown (∼20 % of the total sink). In trapping equatorial waters, NBC rings are a small source of CO 2 . The less variable North Atlantic subtropical water extends from 12 ∘ N northward and represents ∼60 % of the total sink due to the lower temperature associated with winter cooling and strong winds. Our results, in identifying the key processes influencing the air-sea CO 2 flux in the WTA, highlight the role of eddy interactions with the Amazon River plume. It sheds light on how a lack of data impeded a correct assessment of the flux in the past, as well as on the necessity of taking into account features at meso- and small scales. |
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Olivier, Léa Boutin, Jacqueline Reverdin, Gilles Lefèvre, Nathalie Landschützer, Peter Speich, Sabrina Karstensen, Johannes Labaste, Matthieu Noisel, Christophe Ritschel, Markus Steinhoff, Tobias Wanninkhof, Rik H. |
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Olivier, Léa Boutin, Jacqueline Reverdin, Gilles Lefèvre, Nathalie Landschützer, Peter Speich, Sabrina Karstensen, Johannes Labaste, Matthieu Noisel, Christophe Ritschel, Markus Steinhoff, Tobias Wanninkhof, Rik H. |
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Wintertime process study of the North Brazil Current rings reveals the region as a larger sink for CO 2 than expected |
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Wintertime process study of the North Brazil Current rings reveals the region as a larger sink for CO 2 than expected |
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Wintertime process study of the North Brazil Current rings reveals the region as a larger sink for CO 2 than expected |
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Wintertime process study of the North Brazil Current rings reveals the region as a larger sink for CO 2 than expected |
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Wintertime process study of the North Brazil Current rings reveals the region as a larger sink for CO 2 than expected |
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wintertime process study of the north brazil current rings reveals the region as a larger sink for co 2 than expected |
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ftecoleponts:oai:HAL:insu-03726893v1 2024-09-15T18:24:25+00:00 Wintertime process study of the North Brazil Current rings reveals the region as a larger sink for CO 2 than expected Olivier, Léa Boutin, Jacqueline Reverdin, Gilles Lefèvre, Nathalie Landschützer, Peter Speich, Sabrina Karstensen, Johannes Labaste, Matthieu Noisel, Christophe Ritschel, Markus Steinhoff, Tobias Wanninkhof, Rik H. Processus et interactions de fine échelle océanique (PROTEO) Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques (LOCEAN) Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut Pierre-Simon-Laplace (IPSL (FR_636)) École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL) Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-École polytechnique (X) Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales Toulouse (CNES)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL) Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-École polytechnique (X) Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales Toulouse (CNES)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité)-Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut Pierre-Simon-Laplace (IPSL (FR_636)) Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales Toulouse (CNES)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité) Austral, Boréal et Carbone (ABC) Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (UMR 8539) (LMD) Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-École polytechnique (X) Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Département des Géosciences - ENS Paris Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL) Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) Développement Instrumental et Techniques Marines (DITM) NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (grant no. 6146) Global Ocean Monitoring and Observation (GOMO) programme (fund ref. 100007298) European Project: 694768,EUREC4A 2022 https://insu.hal.science/insu-03726893 https://insu.hal.science/insu-03726893/document https://insu.hal.science/insu-03726893/file/bg-19-2969-2022.pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-2969-2022 en eng HAL CCSD European Geosciences Union info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.5194/bg-19-2969-2022 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement//694768/EU/Elucidating the Role of Clouds-Circulation Coupling in Climate - ERC-ADG-2015 - ERC Advanced Grant/EUREC4A insu-03726893 https://insu.hal.science/insu-03726893 https://insu.hal.science/insu-03726893/document https://insu.hal.science/insu-03726893/file/bg-19-2969-2022.pdf BIBCODE: 2022BGeo.19.2969O doi:10.5194/bg-19-2969-2022 IRD: fdi:010085305 WOS: 000813458500001 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 1726-4170 EISSN: 1726-4189 Biogeosciences https://insu.hal.science/insu-03726893 Biogeosciences, 2022, 19, pp.2969-2988. ⟨10.5194/bg-19-2969-2022⟩ [SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics] [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2022 ftecoleponts https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-2969-2022 2024-08-13T23:47:27Z International audience The key processes driving the air-sea CO 2 fluxes in the western tropical Atlantic (WTA) in winter are poorly known. WTA is a highly dynamic oceanic region, expected to have a dominant role in the variability in CO 2 air-sea fluxes. In early 2020 (February), this region was the site of a large in situ survey and studied in wider context through satellite measurements. The North Brazil Current (NBC) flows northward along the coast of South America, retroflects close to 8 ∘ N and pinches off the world's largest eddies, the NBC rings. The rings are formed to the north of the Amazon River mouth when freshwater discharge is still significant in winter (a time period of relatively low run-off). We show that in February 2020, the region (5-16 ∘ N, 50-59 ∘ W) is a CO 2 sink from the atmosphere to the ocean (−1.7 Tg C per month), a factor of 10 greater than previously estimated. The spatial distribution of CO 2 fugacity is strongly influenced by eddies south of 12 ∘ N. During the campaign, a nutrient-rich freshwater plume from the Amazon River is entrained by a ring from the shelf up to 12 ∘ N leading to high phytoplankton concentration and significant carbon drawdown (∼20 % of the total sink). In trapping equatorial waters, NBC rings are a small source of CO 2 . The less variable North Atlantic subtropical water extends from 12 ∘ N northward and represents ∼60 % of the total sink due to the lower temperature associated with winter cooling and strong winds. Our results, in identifying the key processes influencing the air-sea CO 2 flux in the WTA, highlight the role of eddy interactions with the Amazon River plume. It sheds light on how a lack of data impeded a correct assessment of the flux in the past, as well as on the necessity of taking into account features at meso- and small scales. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic École des Ponts ParisTech: HAL Biogeosciences 19 12 2969 2988 |