Inorganic carbon dynamics of melt pond-covered first year sea ice in the Canadian Arctic
Melt pond formation is a common feature of spring and summer Arctic sea ice, but the role and impact of sea ice melt and pond formation on both the direction and size of CO 2 fluxes between air and sea is still unknown. Here we report on the CO 2 -carbonate chemistry of melting sea ice, melt ponds a...
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ftunivbruxelles:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/206528 2023-05-15T14:59:06+02:00 Inorganic carbon dynamics of melt pond-covered first year sea ice in the Canadian Arctic Geilfus, Nicolas Xavier Galley, R. J. Crabeck, O. Papakyriakou, Tim Landy, J. Tison, Jean-Louis Rysgaard, Søren 2015 1 full-text file(s): application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/206528 https://dipot.ulb.ac.be/dspace/bitstream/2013/206528/3/doi_190155.pdf fr fre uri/info:doi/10.5194/bg-12-2047-2015 uri/info:scp/84926140920 https://dipot.ulb.ac.be/dspace/bitstream/2013/206528/3/doi_190155.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/206528 1 full-text file(s): info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Biogeosciences, 12 (6 Sciences de la terre et du cosmos info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ulb-repo/semantics/articlePeerReview info:ulb-repo/semantics/openurl/article 2015 ftunivbruxelles 2022-06-12T21:10:05Z Melt pond formation is a common feature of spring and summer Arctic sea ice, but the role and impact of sea ice melt and pond formation on both the direction and size of CO 2 fluxes between air and sea is still unknown. Here we report on the CO 2 -carbonate chemistry of melting sea ice, melt ponds and the underlying seawater as well as CO 2 fluxes at the surface of first-year landfast sea ice in the Resolute Passage, Nunavut, in June 2012. Early in the melt season, the increase in ice temperature and the subsequent decrease in bulk ice salinity promote a strong decrease of the total alkalinity (TA), total dissolved inorganic carbon (T CO 2 ) and partial pressure of CO 2 (pCO 2 ) within the bulk sea ice and the brine. As sea ice melt progresses, melt ponds form, mainly from melted snow, leading to a low in situ melt pond pCO 2 (36 μatm). The percolation of this low salinity and low pCO 2 meltwater into the sea ice matrix decreased the brine salinity, TA and T CO 2 , and lowered the in situ brine pCO 2 (to 20 μatm). This initial low in situ pCO 2 observed in brine and melt ponds results in air-ice CO 2 fluxes ranging between -0.04 and -5.4 mmolm -2 day -1 (negative sign for fluxes from the atmosphere into the ocean). As melt ponds strive to reach pCO 2 equilibrium with the atmosphere, their in situ pCO 2 increases (up to 380 μatm) with time and the percolation of this relatively high concentration pCO 2 meltwater increases the in situ brine pCO 2 within the sea ice matrix as the melt season progresses. As the melt pond pCO 2 increases, the uptake of atmospheric CO 2 becomes less significant. However, since melt ponds are continuously supplied by meltwater, their in situ pCO 2 remains undersaturated with respect to the atmosphere, promoting a continuous but moderate uptake of CO 2 (∼-1 mmolm -2 day -1 ) into the ocean. Considering the Arctic seasonal sea ice extent during the melt period (90 days), we estimate an uptake of atmospheric CO 2 of -10.4 Tg of Cyr -1 . This represents an additional uptake of CO 2 ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Nunavut Sea ice DI-fusion : dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Arctic Nunavut Resolute Passage ENVELOPE(-95.585,-95.585,74.702,74.702) |
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Sciences de la terre et du cosmos Geilfus, Nicolas Xavier Galley, R. J. Crabeck, O. Papakyriakou, Tim Landy, J. Tison, Jean-Louis Rysgaard, Søren Inorganic carbon dynamics of melt pond-covered first year sea ice in the Canadian Arctic |
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Melt pond formation is a common feature of spring and summer Arctic sea ice, but the role and impact of sea ice melt and pond formation on both the direction and size of CO 2 fluxes between air and sea is still unknown. Here we report on the CO 2 -carbonate chemistry of melting sea ice, melt ponds and the underlying seawater as well as CO 2 fluxes at the surface of first-year landfast sea ice in the Resolute Passage, Nunavut, in June 2012. Early in the melt season, the increase in ice temperature and the subsequent decrease in bulk ice salinity promote a strong decrease of the total alkalinity (TA), total dissolved inorganic carbon (T CO 2 ) and partial pressure of CO 2 (pCO 2 ) within the bulk sea ice and the brine. As sea ice melt progresses, melt ponds form, mainly from melted snow, leading to a low in situ melt pond pCO 2 (36 μatm). The percolation of this low salinity and low pCO 2 meltwater into the sea ice matrix decreased the brine salinity, TA and T CO 2 , and lowered the in situ brine pCO 2 (to 20 μatm). This initial low in situ pCO 2 observed in brine and melt ponds results in air-ice CO 2 fluxes ranging between -0.04 and -5.4 mmolm -2 day -1 (negative sign for fluxes from the atmosphere into the ocean). As melt ponds strive to reach pCO 2 equilibrium with the atmosphere, their in situ pCO 2 increases (up to 380 μatm) with time and the percolation of this relatively high concentration pCO 2 meltwater increases the in situ brine pCO 2 within the sea ice matrix as the melt season progresses. As the melt pond pCO 2 increases, the uptake of atmospheric CO 2 becomes less significant. However, since melt ponds are continuously supplied by meltwater, their in situ pCO 2 remains undersaturated with respect to the atmosphere, promoting a continuous but moderate uptake of CO 2 (∼-1 mmolm -2 day -1 ) into the ocean. Considering the Arctic seasonal sea ice extent during the melt period (90 days), we estimate an uptake of atmospheric CO 2 of -10.4 Tg of Cyr -1 . This represents an additional uptake of CO 2 ... |
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Geilfus, Nicolas Xavier Galley, R. J. Crabeck, O. Papakyriakou, Tim Landy, J. Tison, Jean-Louis Rysgaard, Søren |
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Geilfus, Nicolas Xavier Galley, R. J. Crabeck, O. Papakyriakou, Tim Landy, J. Tison, Jean-Louis Rysgaard, Søren |
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Geilfus, Nicolas Xavier |
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Inorganic carbon dynamics of melt pond-covered first year sea ice in the Canadian Arctic |
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Inorganic carbon dynamics of melt pond-covered first year sea ice in the Canadian Arctic |
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Inorganic carbon dynamics of melt pond-covered first year sea ice in the Canadian Arctic |
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Inorganic carbon dynamics of melt pond-covered first year sea ice in the Canadian Arctic |
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Inorganic carbon dynamics of melt pond-covered first year sea ice in the Canadian Arctic |
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inorganic carbon dynamics of melt pond-covered first year sea ice in the canadian arctic |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/206528 https://dipot.ulb.ac.be/dspace/bitstream/2013/206528/3/doi_190155.pdf |
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Arctic Nunavut Resolute Passage |
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Arctic Nunavut Sea ice |
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Arctic Nunavut Sea ice |
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Biogeosciences, 12 (6 |
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