The influence of air-sea exchange on the isotopic composition of oceanic carbon: Observations and modeling
Although the carbon isotopic composition of ocean waters after they leave the surface ocean is determined by biological cycling, air-sea exchange affects the carbon isotopic composition of surface waters in two ways. The equilibrium fractionation between oceanic and atmospheric carbon increases with...
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ftunivbern:oai:boris.unibe.ch:158803 2023-11-05T03:44:00+01:00 The influence of air-sea exchange on the isotopic composition of oceanic carbon: Observations and modeling Lynch-Stieglitz, Jean Stocker, Thomas F. Broecker, Wallace S. Fairbanks, Richard G. 1995 application/pdf https://boris.unibe.ch/158803/1/lynch95gbc.pdf https://boris.unibe.ch/158803/ eng eng American Geophysical Union https://boris.unibe.ch/158803/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Lynch-Stieglitz, Jean; Stocker, Thomas F.; Broecker, Wallace S.; Fairbanks, Richard G. (1995). The influence of air-sea exchange on the isotopic composition of oceanic carbon: Observations and modeling. Global biogeochemical cycles, 9(4), pp. 653-665. American Geophysical Union 10.1029/95GB02574 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/95GB02574> 530 Physics info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion PeerReviewed 1995 ftunivbern https://doi.org/10.1029/95GB02574 2023-10-08T23:49:53Z Although the carbon isotopic composition of ocean waters after they leave the surface ocean is determined by biological cycling, air-sea exchange affects the carbon isotopic composition of surface waters in two ways. The equilibrium fractionation between oceanic and atmospheric carbon increases with decreasing temperature. In Southern Ocean Surface Waters this isotopic equilibration enriches δ13C relative to the δ13C expected from uptake and release of carbon by biological processes alone. Similarly, surface waters in the subtropical gyres are depleted in δ13C due to extensive air-sea exchange at warm temperatures. Countering the tendency toward isotopic equilibration with the atmosphere (a relatively slow process), are the effects of the equilibration of CO2 itself (a much faster process). In regions where there is a net transfer of isotopically light CO2 from the ocean to the atmosphere (e.g., the equator) surface waters become enriched in 13C, whereas in regions where isotopically light CO2 is entering the ocean (e.g., the North Atlantic) surface waters become depleted in 13C. A compilation of high quality oceanic δ13C measurements along with experiments performed using a zonally averaged three-basin dynamic ocean model are used to explore these processes. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Southern Ocean BORIS (Bern Open Repository and Information System, University of Bern) Global Biogeochemical Cycles 9 4 653 665 |
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Although the carbon isotopic composition of ocean waters after they leave the surface ocean is determined by biological cycling, air-sea exchange affects the carbon isotopic composition of surface waters in two ways. The equilibrium fractionation between oceanic and atmospheric carbon increases with decreasing temperature. In Southern Ocean Surface Waters this isotopic equilibration enriches δ13C relative to the δ13C expected from uptake and release of carbon by biological processes alone. Similarly, surface waters in the subtropical gyres are depleted in δ13C due to extensive air-sea exchange at warm temperatures. Countering the tendency toward isotopic equilibration with the atmosphere (a relatively slow process), are the effects of the equilibration of CO2 itself (a much faster process). In regions where there is a net transfer of isotopically light CO2 from the ocean to the atmosphere (e.g., the equator) surface waters become enriched in 13C, whereas in regions where isotopically light CO2 is entering the ocean (e.g., the North Atlantic) surface waters become depleted in 13C. A compilation of high quality oceanic δ13C measurements along with experiments performed using a zonally averaged three-basin dynamic ocean model are used to explore these processes. |
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Lynch-Stieglitz, Jean Stocker, Thomas F. Broecker, Wallace S. Fairbanks, Richard G. |
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The influence of air-sea exchange on the isotopic composition of oceanic carbon: Observations and modeling |
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The influence of air-sea exchange on the isotopic composition of oceanic carbon: Observations and modeling |
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The influence of air-sea exchange on the isotopic composition of oceanic carbon: Observations and modeling |
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The influence of air-sea exchange on the isotopic composition of oceanic carbon: Observations and modeling |
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The influence of air-sea exchange on the isotopic composition of oceanic carbon: Observations and modeling |
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influence of air-sea exchange on the isotopic composition of oceanic carbon: observations and modeling |
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Lynch-Stieglitz, Jean; Stocker, Thomas F.; Broecker, Wallace S.; Fairbanks, Richard G. (1995). The influence of air-sea exchange on the isotopic composition of oceanic carbon: Observations and modeling. Global biogeochemical cycles, 9(4), pp. 653-665. American Geophysical Union 10.1029/95GB02574 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/95GB02574> |
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