由于沉积物中碳氧化率较低,太平洋中间水域溶解氧气增加
L D Stott1, W Berelson, R Douglas
1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90089, USA. stott@usc.edu
Nature
|October 3, 2000
概括
自20世纪70年代以来,海洋溶解氧气水平上升,这是海底沉积物的变化表明的. 氧气的增加与北太平洋气候变化有关,这影响了海洋生产力.
科学领域:
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
- 古气候学 古气候学
- 海洋地质学海洋地质学
背景情况:
- 海洋溶解氧度与过去的气候不稳定性相关.
- 普莱斯托时代的冰川时期,太平洋中间水域的溶解氧含量高于今天.
- 太平洋东北部盆地目前显示层状沉积物,表明由于通风减少,氧气水平较低.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究太平洋东北部溶解氧水平的最近变化.
- 了解气候变化,海洋生产力和盆地氧气水平之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 在太平洋盆地对沉积物类型 (生物化与层状) 的分析.
- 使用基胺基的碳同位素组成来推断碳氧化率.
- 沉积物变化与北太平洋气候数据的相关性,包括上游和海面温度.
主要成果:
- 回到自20世纪70年代末以来在东北太平洋观察到的生物化沉积物.
- 沉积物碳氧化率下降两倍,相当于溶解氧气每升增加15-20微摩尔.
- 这些变化与上升水流减少了20-30%,北太平洋海面温度上升了1.5-3°C.
结论:
- 由于气候变化导致的表面生产率下降,降低沉积物中的有机物供应,显著影响盆地氧气水平.
- 表面生产力的变化可能在调节盆地氧气方面比海洋循环模式发挥更大的作用.
- 最近的气候变化导致特定太平洋盆地沉积物中溶解氧的增加.
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