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Published on: November 5, 2014
Controles físicos y biológicos del ciclo del carbono en el Pacífico ecuatorial
Resumen
El Pacífico ecuatorial del Pacífico.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Oceanografía La oceanografía es la oceanografía.
- Química marina La química marina es la química de las aguas marinas.
- Oceanografía biológica Oceanografía biológica.
Sus antecedentes:
- El océano Pacífico ecuatorial es una fuente significativa de dióxido de carbono atmosférico.
- También se considera una zona clave para la exportación de carbono orgánico a las profundidades del mar.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar la variabilidad química y biológica en el océano Pacífico ecuatorial.
- Identificar los principales impulsores de esta variabilidad y su impacto en el ciclo del carbono.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de datos químicos y biológicos del Pacífico ecuatorial (170°W a 95°W).
- Evaluación de las funciones de los vientos remotos y las olas de inestabilidad tropical.
Principales resultados:
- Los vientos remotos y las olas de inestabilidad tropical son los principales impulsores de la variabilidad química y biológica.
- La mayor parte de la producción biológica se basa en nutrientes reciclados; absorción mínima de nutrientes extraídos de las fuentes superiores.
- Un ciclo biológico eficiente en la zona eufótica conduce a una pequeña exportación de carbono de la fotosíntesis.
- Flujos anuales: ~0.3 gigatoneladas de CO2 a la atmósfera y carbono orgánico particulado a las profundidades del mar.
- La producción de carbono orgánico disuelto es aproximadamente tres veces mayor que los flujos de partículas.
Conclusiones:
- Los eventos de El Niño son la causa principal de la variabilidad interanual en este sistema.
- El papel del Pacífico ecuatorial en el ciclo global del carbono es complejo, influenciado por procesos físicos y biológicos.
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