CO2 and O2 variability in the partially ice-covered Arctic Ocean
Limited carbon cycle research has been conducted so far in the Arctic Ocean (AO) compared to many other open-ocean and coastal environments, with relatively few studies of the inorganic carbon cycle and air-sea gas exchange. Understanding these processes in depth and understanding the physical, chem...
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ftunivmontana:oai:scholarworks.umt.edu:etd-5568 2023-07-16T03:56:32+02:00 CO2 and O2 variability in the partially ice-covered Arctic Ocean Islam, ASM F 2015-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/4537 https://scholarworks.umt.edu/context/etd/article/5568/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf unknown University of Montana https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/4537 https://scholarworks.umt.edu/context/etd/article/5568/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers CO2 O2 variability Arctic Ocean thesis 2015 ftunivmontana 2023-06-27T22:48:14Z Limited carbon cycle research has been conducted so far in the Arctic Ocean (AO) compared to many other open-ocean and coastal environments, with relatively few studies of the inorganic carbon cycle and air-sea gas exchange. Understanding these processes in depth and understanding the physical, chemical, and biological processes that control carbon dioxide (CO2) and dissolved oxygen (DO) variability in the AO are crucial to predicting the future of the carbon cycle in the region and its impact on greenhouse gases and marine ecosystem processes, such as ocean acidification. To study the AO carbon cycle, in situ time-series data have been collected from the Canada Basin of the AO during late summer to autumn of 2012. Partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2), DO concentration, temperature, salinity, and chlorophyll-a fluorescence (Chl-a) were measured at 6-10 m depth under little ice and multi-year ice on two drifting platforms. The pCO2 levels were always below atmospheric saturation, whereas the seawater was almost always slightly supersaturated with respect to DO. Although the two time-series data were on an average only 222 km apart they had 10 ± 10% and 63 ± 16% ice cover and differed significantly in contributions from gas exchange and net community production (NCP). Modeled variability of CO2 and DO suggest that gas exchange, NCP and horizontal gradients are the main sources of the CO2 and DO variability in the partially ice-covered AO. Horizontal gradients dominated the more densely ice-covered region, with no significant NCP in the surface. These results suggest that the signature imparted on CO2 and DO in open water is widely disbursed under-ice and that biological production under multi-year ice is negligible due to lack of light and nutrients. Thesis Arctic Arctic Ocean canada basin Ocean acidification University of Montana: ScholarWorks Arctic Arctic Ocean Canada |
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Limited carbon cycle research has been conducted so far in the Arctic Ocean (AO) compared to many other open-ocean and coastal environments, with relatively few studies of the inorganic carbon cycle and air-sea gas exchange. Understanding these processes in depth and understanding the physical, chemical, and biological processes that control carbon dioxide (CO2) and dissolved oxygen (DO) variability in the AO are crucial to predicting the future of the carbon cycle in the region and its impact on greenhouse gases and marine ecosystem processes, such as ocean acidification. To study the AO carbon cycle, in situ time-series data have been collected from the Canada Basin of the AO during late summer to autumn of 2012. Partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2), DO concentration, temperature, salinity, and chlorophyll-a fluorescence (Chl-a) were measured at 6-10 m depth under little ice and multi-year ice on two drifting platforms. The pCO2 levels were always below atmospheric saturation, whereas the seawater was almost always slightly supersaturated with respect to DO. Although the two time-series data were on an average only 222 km apart they had 10 ± 10% and 63 ± 16% ice cover and differed significantly in contributions from gas exchange and net community production (NCP). Modeled variability of CO2 and DO suggest that gas exchange, NCP and horizontal gradients are the main sources of the CO2 and DO variability in the partially ice-covered AO. Horizontal gradients dominated the more densely ice-covered region, with no significant NCP in the surface. These results suggest that the signature imparted on CO2 and DO in open water is widely disbursed under-ice and that biological production under multi-year ice is negligible due to lack of light and nutrients. |
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CO2 and O2 variability in the partially ice-covered Arctic Ocean |
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CO2 and O2 variability in the partially ice-covered Arctic Ocean |
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CO2 and O2 variability in the partially ice-covered Arctic Ocean |
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