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Dennis A Hansell1, David Kadko, Nicholas R Bates
1Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33149, USA. dhansell@rsmas.miami.edu
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|May 8, 2004
Resumen
Los ríos suministran carbono orgánico disuelto significativo a los océanos. Este estudio revela que el carbono orgánico disuelto terrígeno se degrada lentamente en el Océano Ártico, con una vida media de 7,1 años, lo que afecta a su exportación.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Oceanografía La oceanografía es la oceanografía.
- Biogeoquímica La biogeoquímica es la bioquímica.
- El ciclo del carbono.
Sus antecedentes:
- Los ríos son la vía principal para que el carbono orgánico terrígeno ingrese al océano.
- El destino final y los mecanismos de eliminación del carbono orgánico disuelto en los ambientes marinos siguen siendo en gran medida desconocidos.
- Estudios anteriores sugieren un comportamiento conservador sobre las plataformas continentales, con la eliminación que se produce en largas escalas de tiempo en las profundidades del océano.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar los procesos de degradación y eliminación del carbono orgánico disuelto terrígeno (TDOC).
- Para cuantificar las tasas de mineralización de TDOC en el Océano Ártico occidental.
- Para determinar la eficiencia de exportación de TDOC desde el Ártico hasta el Atlántico Norte.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de los gradientes de concentración de TDOC en el giro de Beaufort.
- Utilizando trazadores isotópicos para determinar la edad de la masa de agua.
- Cálculo de la vida media de la mineralización basado en datos de edad y concentración.
Principales resultados:
- TDOC exhibe una lenta degradación en el giro de Beaufort.
- Se determinó que la vida media de mineralización del TDOC es de 7.1 ± 3.0 años.
- Se estima que sólo el 21-32% de TDOC se exporta al Océano Atlántico Norte.
Conclusiones:
- El carbono orgánico disuelto terrígeno está sujeto a una mineralización significativa dentro del Océano Ártico.
- Las lentas tasas de degradación sugieren que una parte sustancial de TDOC se consume antes de la exportación.
- Este hallazgo tiene implicaciones críticas para la comprensión de los presupuestos globales de carbono y el ciclo de nutrientes del océano.
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