大西洋水流路由由北极盆地沉积物中的污染揭示了大西洋水流路径
C Gobeil1, R W Macdonald, J N Smith
1Institut Maurice-Lamontagne, Mont-Joli, QC, G5H 3Z4, Canada., Institute of Ocean Sciences, Sidney, BC, V8L 4B2, Canada. GobeilC@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
概括
北冰洋沉积物揭示了超过50年的污染模式. 欧亚盆地与北大西洋相连,而加拿大和欧亚盆地保持脱,显示稳定的海洋流.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
- 地质化学 地质化学
背景情况:
- 北极海洋沉积物中的污染性提供了对海洋当前动态的洞察力.
- 了解过去的海洋循环对于预测未来的环境变化至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 重建北冰洋在过去50年的现有组织和稳定性.
- 研究北极沉积物中污染物的途径和来源.
主要方法:
- 在沉积物中分析的度.
- 稳定的同位素比率测量.
- 沉积物核心的-210年龄测定.沉积物核心的日期测定.
主要成果:
- 沉积物分布显示,整个20世纪,欧亚盆地和北大西洋之间存在着密切的联系.
- 欧亚盆地的大西洋水界流被确定为运输的重要途径.
- 来自拉普特海的污染性影响了跨极漂移中的地表水.
- 加拿大和欧亚盆地历史上一直独立运作.
结论:
- 在过去的50年里,北冰洋的海流相对稳定,有不同的路径影响污染物分布.
- 欧亚盆地作为北大西洋影响的关键管道,而加拿大盆地仍然在很大程度上孤立.
- 同位素作为有效的标志物用于破译过去的海洋学条件和污染源在北极.
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