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Small Volume (1-3L) Filtration of Coastal Seawater Samples
Published on: June 19, 2009
概括
海洋酸盐流量限制了碳出口,这对大气中的二氧化碳至关重要. 这项研究量化了寡质海洋的垂直酸盐运输,揭示了碳出口率低于此前估计的水平.
科学领域:
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
- 海洋生物地质化学海洋生物地质化学
- 气候科学 气候科学
背景情况:
- 酸盐的纵向流动通过热带限制了海洋有机碳出口,这是海洋作为碳汇的关键过程.
- 估计全球海洋表面积占主导地位的寡质海洋中的碳出口高度不确定.
研究的目的:
- 直接测量酸盐的垂直流量,在东大西洋的寡量化热线.
- 确定这些地区上海碳出口的速度.
主要方法:
- 直接测量流动力动能消散速率.
- 高分辨率的酸盐和密度的垂直配置文件.
- 使用 (15) N 标记的酸盐添加物量化酸盐吸收量.
主要成果:
- 两周内酸盐的平均垂直运输速率为每平方米每天0.14毫摩尔.
- 这一速率在统计学上与集成酸盐摄入量无法区分.
- 石化对应的碳出口率为每平方米每天0.90毫摩尔的碳.
结论:
- 测量到的碳出口率远低于以年氧变化为基础的先前估计.
- 这些发现表明,比某些模型所表明的生物生产力较低的寡度海洋.
- 这项研究为完善海洋碳循环模型和了解海洋作为二氧化碳沉降器的能力提供了关键数据.
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