概括
大气中的氧气显示,与海洋水相比,氧气-18的丰富度为每毫升23.5. 在海水中溶解的氧气在0°C时进一步缩为0.85每毫升,具有取决于温度的可溶性.
科学领域:
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
- 大气科学 大气科学
背景情况:
- 大气中的氧在稳定的同位素氧-18 (18O) 中相对于标准平均海洋水 (SMOW) 呈现出显著的丰富.
- 自然水中的氧同位素受到蒸发和降水等物理过程的影响,以及大气和海洋之间的气体交换.
研究的目的:
- 量化氧-18在大气氧中的丰富度相对于海洋水.
- 为了确定在0°C处在海水中溶解的氧气的同位素分离率.
- 为了确定溶解海水中的氧-18丰富的温度依赖性.
主要方法:
- 在大气氧样本中的氧-18/氧-16比率与标准平均海洋水 (SMOW) 的比较.
- 测量控制温度下与大气氧平衡的海水样本中的氧-18/氧-16比率.
- 数学建模以确定同位素可溶性丰富的温度依赖性.
主要成果:
- 大气中的氧气与SMOW相比,在18O中富含23.5±0.3每毫克 (‰).
- 在海水中溶解的氧气在0°C时进一步缩为0.85每毫升 (‰).
- 这种可溶性丰富的温度依赖性是由以下方程描述的: ε (‰) = 0.85 - 0.010 * t (°C).
结论:
- 这项研究证实了大气氧的18O丰富.
- 氧气在海水中的可溶性引入了一个额外的温度依赖的18O丰富.
- 这些发现有助于了解全球氧同位素预算及其对温度的敏感性.
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