在印度洋的居住时间的空间变化
Partha Sarathi Jena1, Ravi Bhushan2, Sanjit Kumar Jena2
1Geosciences Division, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, 380009, Gujarat, India; Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, 382355, Gujarat, India.
Journal of environmental radioactivity
|October 10, 2024
概括
(Be) 在印度洋的居住时间因地区而异,从41年到620年不等. 这种由清理过程影响的变异性影响了其作为古老环境标记物的使用.
科学领域:
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
- 环境科学 环境科学
背景情况:
- 元素在海洋中的居住时间是由化学行为和生物地化学过程决定的.
- 精确估计 (Be) 的停留时间对于其作为古环境标记物的应用至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了估计 (Be) 在印度洋的停留时间,使用宇宙10Be和陆地9Be.
- 了解影响Be居住时间的因素及其对古环境重建的影响.
主要方法:
- 在表面沉积物中分析宇宙源的10Be和地球上的9Be.
- 估计印度洋不同地区的Be居住时间.
主要成果:
- 在印度洋的居住时间有很大差异:370620年 (印度洋中部),64205年 (孟加拉湾),41117年 (安达曼海),和179443年 (阿拉伯海).
- 贝居住时间的异质性与清理效率的区域差异有关.
- 来自印度洋北部河流输入的沉积物颗粒的积极清理导致了更短的Be居住时间.
结论:
- 这项研究强调了印度洋内居时间的显著区域变异性.
- 清理效率在控制贝的海洋居住时间方面发挥着关键作用.
- 这些发现对选择合适的采样地点和在古环境研究中使用Be作为标志物有影响.
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