Variations of carbon remineralisation in the Southern Ocean illustrated by the Ba xs proxy
We present water column profiles of excess particulate Ba (Ba xs , an estimate of biogenic Ba from total particulate Ba after small corrections for lithogenic Ba) along a transect in the Australian sector of the Southern Ocean from the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) to the Sea Ice Zone during spring (Octob...
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ftvliz:oai:oma.vliz.be:100670 2023-05-15T13:57:19+02:00 Variations of carbon remineralisation in the Southern Ocean illustrated by the Ba xs proxy Cardinal, D. Savoye, N. Trull, T.W. André, L. Kopczynska, E.E. Dehairs, F.A. 2005 http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=100670 en eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/000227427900009 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2004.10.002 http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=100670 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess %3Ci%3EDeep-Sea+Res.,+Part+1,+Oceanogr.+Res.+Pap.+52%282%29%3C%2Fi%3E%3A+355-370.+%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1016%2Fj.dsr.2004.10.002%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3Ehttps%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1016%2Fj.dsr.2004.10.002%3C%2Fa%3E Barium Carbon Mineralization Phytoplankton PS Southern Ocean info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2005 ftvliz https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2004.10.002 2022-05-01T08:56:22Z We present water column profiles of excess particulate Ba (Ba xs , an estimate of biogenic Ba from total particulate Ba after small corrections for lithogenic Ba) along a transect in the Australian sector of the Southern Ocean from the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) to the Sea Ice Zone during spring (October-December 2001). Surface water Ba xs contents appear related to phytoplankton derived particles. Below, in the twilight zone, mesopelagic Ba xs records the changes in plankton biomass from the mixed layer over a time scale of a few weeks and confirms its usefulness as an indicator of the carbon remineralisation process. In comparison to the SAZ, the mesopelagic Ba xs accumulation is larger and begins at shallower depths south of the Polar Front Zone (PFZ), in the Antarctic Zone (AZ), where diatoms are the dominant component of the phytoplankton community. Summer results from 1998, when mesopelagic Ba xs accumulations were larger, also show this latitudinal trend. In contrast, as observed also for deep particulate organic carbon fluxes, the flux of Ba xs to moored deep sea sediment traps was larger in the nano-phytoplankton dominated SAZ than the diatom dominated PFZ. Overall, the results suggest relatively high particulate carbon export to the deep sea in the absence of strong remineralisation in the SAZ, and relatively low export to the deep sea in the presence of strong remineralisation further south. Mesopelagic carbon remineralisation is higher in summer than in spring as also observed on deep sediment traps carbon fluxes. Our findings are supported by 234 Th and N-uptake proxies from the same transect. This study expands the utility of Ba as an indicator of biogeochemical processes in the twilight zone and supports its usability as a paleoceanographic proxy for deep C export. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Sea ice Southern Ocean Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Open Marine Archive (OMA) Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 52 2 355 370 |
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We present water column profiles of excess particulate Ba (Ba xs , an estimate of biogenic Ba from total particulate Ba after small corrections for lithogenic Ba) along a transect in the Australian sector of the Southern Ocean from the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) to the Sea Ice Zone during spring (October-December 2001). Surface water Ba xs contents appear related to phytoplankton derived particles. Below, in the twilight zone, mesopelagic Ba xs records the changes in plankton biomass from the mixed layer over a time scale of a few weeks and confirms its usefulness as an indicator of the carbon remineralisation process. In comparison to the SAZ, the mesopelagic Ba xs accumulation is larger and begins at shallower depths south of the Polar Front Zone (PFZ), in the Antarctic Zone (AZ), where diatoms are the dominant component of the phytoplankton community. Summer results from 1998, when mesopelagic Ba xs accumulations were larger, also show this latitudinal trend. In contrast, as observed also for deep particulate organic carbon fluxes, the flux of Ba xs to moored deep sea sediment traps was larger in the nano-phytoplankton dominated SAZ than the diatom dominated PFZ. Overall, the results suggest relatively high particulate carbon export to the deep sea in the absence of strong remineralisation in the SAZ, and relatively low export to the deep sea in the presence of strong remineralisation further south. Mesopelagic carbon remineralisation is higher in summer than in spring as also observed on deep sediment traps carbon fluxes. Our findings are supported by 234 Th and N-uptake proxies from the same transect. This study expands the utility of Ba as an indicator of biogeochemical processes in the twilight zone and supports its usability as a paleoceanographic proxy for deep C export. |
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Cardinal, D. Savoye, N. Trull, T.W. André, L. Kopczynska, E.E. Dehairs, F.A. |
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Variations of carbon remineralisation in the Southern Ocean illustrated by the Ba xs proxy |
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Variations of carbon remineralisation in the Southern Ocean illustrated by the Ba xs proxy |
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Variations of carbon remineralisation in the Southern Ocean illustrated by the Ba xs proxy |
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Variations of carbon remineralisation in the Southern Ocean illustrated by the Ba xs proxy |
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Variations of carbon remineralisation in the Southern Ocean illustrated by the Ba xs proxy |
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variations of carbon remineralisation in the southern ocean illustrated by the ba xs proxy |
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