在千年到百年时间尺度上,在南大洋深处储存和释放CO2
J W B Rae1, A Burke2, L F Robinson3
1School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK. jwbr@st-andrews.ac.uk.
Nature
|October 26, 2018
概括
冰河时代大气中二氧化碳 (CO2) 的变化与深南大洋有关. 二氧化碳水平的上升与海洋pH值的下降相关,这表明深海释放的碳.
科学领域:
- 古海洋学是古海洋学.
- 气候科学 气候科学
- 海洋地球化学 海洋地球化学
背景情况:
- 冰河时代大气中二氧化碳 (CO2) 波动的驱动因素仍然不完全理解.
- 据推测,深海,特别是南大洋,由于其庞大的碳储存和通风通道,在调节冰川和冰川间二氧化碳水平方面发挥着至关重要的作用.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究南大洋深层碳化学和过去4万年大气中的二氧化碳度之间的关系.
- 为了测试深南大洋在冰川-冰川间周期期间显著影响大气中的二氧化碳的假设.
主要方法:
- 来自深海珊瑚的同位素数据的分析,以重建深南大洋的pH值.
- 将重建的海洋pH记录与来自冰芯的大气二氧化碳数据相关联.
主要成果:
- 在南大洋深处的pH值和大气中的二氧化碳水平之间观察到强烈的相关性.
- 低大气二氧化碳间隔与低海洋pH相对应,表明深海碳储量增加.
- 大气二氧化碳间隔的上升与海洋pH的上升有关,这表明深海释放的碳.
结论:
- 南大洋深处是冰河时代大气二氧化碳变化调节的关键组成部分.
- 从南大洋释放的深海二氧化碳可以在百年时间尺度上的快速气候变化期间充当动态反机制.
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