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Small Volume (1-3L) Filtration of Coastal Seawater Samples
Published on: June 19, 2009
まとめ
海洋の窒素流は,大気中の二酸化炭素にとって極めて重要な炭素輸出を制限する. この研究は,オリゴトロフィック海洋における垂直窒素輸送を定量化し,以前に推定されたより低い炭素輸出率を明らかにした.
科学分野:
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
- 海洋生物ジオケミストリー
- 気候科学 気候科学
背景:
- 熱帯線を横断する窒素の垂直流は,海洋の有機炭素の輸出を制限し,これは炭素吸収場としての海洋の役割の重要なプロセスである.
- 世界の海洋表面面積を支配するオリゴトロフ海洋における炭素輸出の推定は極めて不確実である.
研究 の 目的:
- オリゴトロフな東大西洋の熱線に沿った窒素の垂直流を直接測定する.
- これらの地域における上層海洋からの炭素輸出の割合を決定する.
主な方法:
- 渦巻運動エネルギーの消耗速度を直接測定する.
- 高解像度のナイトレートと密度の垂直プロファイル.
- (15) N-ラベル付の窒素添加物を用いて窒素吸収の定量化.
主要な成果:
- 2週間にわたる窒素酸塩の平均垂直輸送率は,1日あたり1平方メートルあたり0.14ミリモールでした.
- この割合は,統合された窒素摂取量と統計的に区別できなかった.
- ステキオメトリックに相当する炭素輸出率は,一日1平方メートルあたり0.90ミリモールの炭素であった.
結論:
- 測定された炭素輸出率は,年間酸素変化に基づく以前の推定値より大幅に低い.
- これらの発見は,いくつかのモデルが示すよりも生物学的に生産性が低いオリゴトロフィック海洋を示唆しています.
- この研究は,海洋の炭素循環モデルを改良し,海洋が二酸化炭素吸収場として機能する能力を理解するために重要なデータを提供します.
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