The biogeochemical impact of glacial meltwater from Southwest Greenland
Biogeochemical cycling in high-latitude regions has a disproportionate impact on global nutrient budgets. Here, we introduce a holistic, multi-disciplinary framework for elucidating the influence of glacial meltwaters, shelf currents, and biological production on biogeochemical cycling in high-latit...
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ftopenunivgb:oai:oro.open.ac.uk:62032 2023-06-11T04:12:18+02:00 The biogeochemical impact of glacial meltwater from Southwest Greenland Hendry, Katharine R. Huvenne, Veerle A.I. Robinson, Laura F. Annett, Amber Badger, Marcus Jacobel, Allison W. Chin Ng, Hong Opher, Jacob Pickering, Rebecca A. Taylor, Michelle L. Bates, Stephanie L. Cooper, Adam Cushman, Grace G. Goodwin, Claire Hoy, Shannon Rowland, George Samperiz, Ana Williams, James A. Achterberg, Eric P. Arrowsmith, Carol Alexander Brearley, J. Henley, Sian F. Krause, Jeffrey W. Leng, Melanie J. Li, Tao McManus, Jerry F. Meredith, Michael P. Perkins, Rupert Malcolm S. Woodward, E. 2019-09 application/pdf https://oro.open.ac.uk/62032/ https://oro.open.ac.uk/62032/1/1-s2.0-S0079661118302817-main.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2019.102126 unknown https://oro.open.ac.uk/62032/1/1-s2.0-S0079661118302817-main.pdf Hendry, Katharine R.; Huvenne, Veerle A.I.; Robinson, Laura F.; Annett, Amber; Badger, Marcus <http://oro.open.ac.uk/view/person/mb32425.html>; Jacobel, Allison W.; Chin Ng, Hong; Opher, Jacob; Pickering, Rebecca A.; Taylor, Michelle L.; Bates, Stephanie L.; Cooper, Adam; Cushman, Grace G.; Goodwin, Claire; Hoy, Shannon; Rowland, George; Samperiz, Ana; Williams, James A.; Achterberg, Eric P.; Arrowsmith, Carol; Alexander Brearley, J.; Henley, Sian F.; Krause, Jeffrey W.; Leng, Melanie J.; Li, Tao; McManus, Jerry F.; Meredith, Michael P.; Perkins, Rupert and Malcolm S. Woodward, E. (2019). The biogeochemical impact of glacial meltwater from Southwest Greenland. Progress in Oceanography, 176, article no. 102126. Journal Item Public PeerReviewed 2019 ftopenunivgb https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2019.102126 2023-05-28T06:00:11Z Biogeochemical cycling in high-latitude regions has a disproportionate impact on global nutrient budgets. Here, we introduce a holistic, multi-disciplinary framework for elucidating the influence of glacial meltwaters, shelf currents, and biological production on biogeochemical cycling in high-latitude continental margins, with a focus on the silica cycle. Our findings highlight the impact of significant glacial discharge on nutrient supply to shelf and slope waters, as well as surface and benthic production in these regions, over a range of timescales from days to thousands of years. Whilst biological uptake in fjords and strong diatom activity in coastal waters maintains low dissolved silicon concentrations in surface waters, we find important but spatially heterogeneous additions of particulates into the system, which are transported rapidly away from the shore. We expect the glacially-derived particles – together with biogenic silica tests – to be cycled rapidly through shallow sediments, resulting in a strong benthic flux of dissolved silicon. Entrainment of this benthic silicon into boundary currents may supply an important source of this key nutrient into the Labrador Sea, and is also likely to recirculate back into the deep fjords inshore. This study illustrates how geochemical and oceanographic analyses can be used together to probe further into modern nutrient cycling in this region, as well as the palaeoclimatological approaches to investigating changes in glacial meltwater discharge through time, especially during periods of rapid climatic change in the Late Quaternary. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Labrador Sea The Open University: Open Research Online (ORO) Greenland Progress in Oceanography 176 102126 |
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Biogeochemical cycling in high-latitude regions has a disproportionate impact on global nutrient budgets. Here, we introduce a holistic, multi-disciplinary framework for elucidating the influence of glacial meltwaters, shelf currents, and biological production on biogeochemical cycling in high-latitude continental margins, with a focus on the silica cycle. Our findings highlight the impact of significant glacial discharge on nutrient supply to shelf and slope waters, as well as surface and benthic production in these regions, over a range of timescales from days to thousands of years. Whilst biological uptake in fjords and strong diatom activity in coastal waters maintains low dissolved silicon concentrations in surface waters, we find important but spatially heterogeneous additions of particulates into the system, which are transported rapidly away from the shore. We expect the glacially-derived particles – together with biogenic silica tests – to be cycled rapidly through shallow sediments, resulting in a strong benthic flux of dissolved silicon. Entrainment of this benthic silicon into boundary currents may supply an important source of this key nutrient into the Labrador Sea, and is also likely to recirculate back into the deep fjords inshore. This study illustrates how geochemical and oceanographic analyses can be used together to probe further into modern nutrient cycling in this region, as well as the palaeoclimatological approaches to investigating changes in glacial meltwater discharge through time, especially during periods of rapid climatic change in the Late Quaternary. |
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Hendry, Katharine R. Huvenne, Veerle A.I. Robinson, Laura F. Annett, Amber Badger, Marcus Jacobel, Allison W. Chin Ng, Hong Opher, Jacob Pickering, Rebecca A. Taylor, Michelle L. Bates, Stephanie L. Cooper, Adam Cushman, Grace G. Goodwin, Claire Hoy, Shannon Rowland, George Samperiz, Ana Williams, James A. Achterberg, Eric P. Arrowsmith, Carol Alexander Brearley, J. Henley, Sian F. Krause, Jeffrey W. Leng, Melanie J. Li, Tao McManus, Jerry F. Meredith, Michael P. Perkins, Rupert Malcolm S. Woodward, E. |
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Hendry, Katharine R. Huvenne, Veerle A.I. Robinson, Laura F. Annett, Amber Badger, Marcus Jacobel, Allison W. Chin Ng, Hong Opher, Jacob Pickering, Rebecca A. Taylor, Michelle L. Bates, Stephanie L. Cooper, Adam Cushman, Grace G. Goodwin, Claire Hoy, Shannon Rowland, George Samperiz, Ana Williams, James A. Achterberg, Eric P. Arrowsmith, Carol Alexander Brearley, J. Henley, Sian F. Krause, Jeffrey W. Leng, Melanie J. Li, Tao McManus, Jerry F. Meredith, Michael P. Perkins, Rupert Malcolm S. Woodward, E. The biogeochemical impact of glacial meltwater from Southwest Greenland |
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Hendry, Katharine R. Huvenne, Veerle A.I. Robinson, Laura F. Annett, Amber Badger, Marcus Jacobel, Allison W. Chin Ng, Hong Opher, Jacob Pickering, Rebecca A. Taylor, Michelle L. Bates, Stephanie L. Cooper, Adam Cushman, Grace G. Goodwin, Claire Hoy, Shannon Rowland, George Samperiz, Ana Williams, James A. Achterberg, Eric P. Arrowsmith, Carol Alexander Brearley, J. Henley, Sian F. Krause, Jeffrey W. Leng, Melanie J. Li, Tao McManus, Jerry F. Meredith, Michael P. Perkins, Rupert Malcolm S. Woodward, E. |
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The biogeochemical impact of glacial meltwater from Southwest Greenland |
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The biogeochemical impact of glacial meltwater from Southwest Greenland |
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The biogeochemical impact of glacial meltwater from Southwest Greenland |
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The biogeochemical impact of glacial meltwater from Southwest Greenland |
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The biogeochemical impact of glacial meltwater from Southwest Greenland |
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biogeochemical impact of glacial meltwater from southwest greenland |
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https://oro.open.ac.uk/62032/1/1-s2.0-S0079661118302817-main.pdf Hendry, Katharine R.; Huvenne, Veerle A.I.; Robinson, Laura F.; Annett, Amber; Badger, Marcus <http://oro.open.ac.uk/view/person/mb32425.html>; Jacobel, Allison W.; Chin Ng, Hong; Opher, Jacob; Pickering, Rebecca A.; Taylor, Michelle L.; Bates, Stephanie L.; Cooper, Adam; Cushman, Grace G.; Goodwin, Claire; Hoy, Shannon; Rowland, George; Samperiz, Ana; Williams, James A.; Achterberg, Eric P.; Arrowsmith, Carol; Alexander Brearley, J.; Henley, Sian F.; Krause, Jeffrey W.; Leng, Melanie J.; Li, Tao; McManus, Jerry F.; Meredith, Michael P.; Perkins, Rupert and Malcolm S. Woodward, E. (2019). The biogeochemical impact of glacial meltwater from Southwest Greenland. Progress in Oceanography, 176, article no. 102126. |
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