Decadal biogeochemical changes in the subtropical Indian Ocean associated with subantarctic mode water
Within the Subantarctic Mode Water (SAMW) density level, we study temporal changes in salinity, nutrients, oxygen and TTD (Transit Time Distribution) ages in the western (W) and eastern (E) subtropical gyre of the Indian Ocean (IO) from 1987 to 2002. Additionally, changes in Total Alkalinity (TA) an...
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ftieo:oai:repositorio.ieo.es:10508/8156 2023-05-15T13:45:31+02:00 Decadal biogeochemical changes in the subtropical Indian Ocean associated with subantarctic mode water Álvarez, M. (Marta) Tanhua, T. (Toste) Brix, H. Lo-Monaco, C. Metzl, N. Indian Ocean 2011 http://hdl.handle.net/10508/8156 https://doi.org/10.1029/2010JC006475 unknown Centro Oceanográfico de A Coruña http://hdl.handle.net/10508/8156 Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 116. 2011: - doi:10.1029/2010JC006475 Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ open access research article 2011 ftieo https://doi.org/10.1029/2010JC006475 2023-03-22T00:49:51Z Within the Subantarctic Mode Water (SAMW) density level, we study temporal changes in salinity, nutrients, oxygen and TTD (Transit Time Distribution) ages in the western (W) and eastern (E) subtropical gyre of the Indian Ocean (IO) from 1987 to 2002. Additionally, changes in Total Alkalinity (TA) and Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (DIC) are evaluated between 1995 and 2002. The mechanisms behind the detected changes are discussed along with the results from a hindcast model run (Community Climate System Model). The increasing salinity and decreasing oxygen trends from 1960 to 1987 reversed from 1987 to 2002 along the gyre. In the W-IO a decreasing trend in TTD ages points to a faster delivery of SAMW, thus less biogenic matter remineralization, explaining the oxygen increase and noisier nutrients decrease. In the E-IO SAMW, no change in TTD ages was detected, therefore the trends in oxygen and inorganic nutrients relate to changes in the Antarctic Surface Water transported into the E-IO SAMW formation area. In the W-IO between 1995 and 2002, the DIC increase is equal or even less than the anthropogenic input as the reduction in remineralization contributes to mask the increasing trend. In the E-IO between 1995 and 2002, DIC decreases slightly despite the increase in the anthropogenic input. Differences in the preformed E-IO SAMW conditions would explain this behavior. Trends in the W and E IO SAMW are decoupled and related to different forcing mechanisms in the two main sites of SAMW formation in the IO, at 40°S–70°E and 45°S–90°E, respectively. 3 Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Instituto Español de Oceanografía: e-IEO Antarctic Indian The Antarctic Journal of Geophysical Research 116 C9 |
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Within the Subantarctic Mode Water (SAMW) density level, we study temporal changes in salinity, nutrients, oxygen and TTD (Transit Time Distribution) ages in the western (W) and eastern (E) subtropical gyre of the Indian Ocean (IO) from 1987 to 2002. Additionally, changes in Total Alkalinity (TA) and Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (DIC) are evaluated between 1995 and 2002. The mechanisms behind the detected changes are discussed along with the results from a hindcast model run (Community Climate System Model). The increasing salinity and decreasing oxygen trends from 1960 to 1987 reversed from 1987 to 2002 along the gyre. In the W-IO a decreasing trend in TTD ages points to a faster delivery of SAMW, thus less biogenic matter remineralization, explaining the oxygen increase and noisier nutrients decrease. In the E-IO SAMW, no change in TTD ages was detected, therefore the trends in oxygen and inorganic nutrients relate to changes in the Antarctic Surface Water transported into the E-IO SAMW formation area. In the W-IO between 1995 and 2002, the DIC increase is equal or even less than the anthropogenic input as the reduction in remineralization contributes to mask the increasing trend. In the E-IO between 1995 and 2002, DIC decreases slightly despite the increase in the anthropogenic input. Differences in the preformed E-IO SAMW conditions would explain this behavior. Trends in the W and E IO SAMW are decoupled and related to different forcing mechanisms in the two main sites of SAMW formation in the IO, at 40°S–70°E and 45°S–90°E, respectively. 3 |
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Álvarez, M. (Marta) Tanhua, T. (Toste) Brix, H. Lo-Monaco, C. Metzl, N. Decadal biogeochemical changes in the subtropical Indian Ocean associated with subantarctic mode water |
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Álvarez, M. (Marta) Tanhua, T. (Toste) Brix, H. Lo-Monaco, C. Metzl, N. |
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Álvarez, M. (Marta) |
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Decadal biogeochemical changes in the subtropical Indian Ocean associated with subantarctic mode water |
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Decadal biogeochemical changes in the subtropical Indian Ocean associated with subantarctic mode water |
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Decadal biogeochemical changes in the subtropical Indian Ocean associated with subantarctic mode water |
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Decadal biogeochemical changes in the subtropical Indian Ocean associated with subantarctic mode water |
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Decadal biogeochemical changes in the subtropical Indian Ocean associated with subantarctic mode water |
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decadal biogeochemical changes in the subtropical indian ocean associated with subantarctic mode water |
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http://hdl.handle.net/10508/8156 Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 116. 2011: - doi:10.1029/2010JC006475 |
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