Anthropogenic carbon and water masses in the Bay of Biscay
As part of the VACLAN (Climate Variability in the North Atlantic) project, a section covering the Bay of Biscay was sampled in September 2005. This work estimates the distribution of the different water masses in the region using an extended optimum multiparametric method and analyzes water mass dis...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:103037 2023-05-15T17:28:06+02:00 Anthropogenic carbon and water masses in the Bay of Biscay Castano-Carrera, M Pardo, PC Alvarez, M Lavin, A Rodriguez, C Carballo, R Rios, AF Perez, FF 2012 https://doi.org/10.7773/cm.v38i1B.1820 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/103037 en eng Instituto Investigaciones Oceanologicas http://dx.doi.org/10.7773/cm.v38i1B.1820 Castano-Carrera, M and Pardo, PC and Alvarez, M and Lavin, A and Rodriguez, C and Carballo, R and Rios, AF and Perez, FF, Anthropogenic carbon and water masses in the Bay of Biscay, Ciencias Marinas, 38, (1B) pp. 191-207. ISSN 0185-3880 (2012) [Refereed Article] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/103037 Earth Sciences Atmospheric Sciences Climate Change Processes Refereed Article PeerReviewed 2012 ftunivtasecite https://doi.org/10.7773/cm.v38i1B.1820 2019-12-13T22:04:36Z As part of the VACLAN (Climate Variability in the North Atlantic) project, a section covering the Bay of Biscay was sampled in September 2005. This work estimates the distribution of the different water masses in the region using an extended optimum multiparametric method and analyzes water mass distribution of anthropogenic carbon as calculated using two different approaches. The Eastern North Atlantic Central Water layer is mainly constituted by its subpolar component and Mediterranean Water appears very diluted, its dilution increasing northeastward. In relation to the anthropogenic carbon inventory, small differences were found between the two different methods used, 95 vs 87 mol C m2, though both show the same distribution pattern, the concentration decreasing with depth. Eastern North Atlantic Central Water presents the highest anthropogenic carbon inventory, supporting more than 50% of the total column (52%). This work confirms the relevant role of the Bay of Biscay as a sink zone in the oceanic circulation. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Ciencias Marinas 38 1B 191 207 |
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As part of the VACLAN (Climate Variability in the North Atlantic) project, a section covering the Bay of Biscay was sampled in September 2005. This work estimates the distribution of the different water masses in the region using an extended optimum multiparametric method and analyzes water mass distribution of anthropogenic carbon as calculated using two different approaches. The Eastern North Atlantic Central Water layer is mainly constituted by its subpolar component and Mediterranean Water appears very diluted, its dilution increasing northeastward. In relation to the anthropogenic carbon inventory, small differences were found between the two different methods used, 95 vs 87 mol C m2, though both show the same distribution pattern, the concentration decreasing with depth. Eastern North Atlantic Central Water presents the highest anthropogenic carbon inventory, supporting more than 50% of the total column (52%). This work confirms the relevant role of the Bay of Biscay as a sink zone in the oceanic circulation. |
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Anthropogenic carbon and water masses in the Bay of Biscay |
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