globalchange  > 气候变化事实与影响
DOI: 10.1002/2015GB005164
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84946551153
论文题名:
Nutrient cycling in the Atlantic basin: The evolution of nitrate isotope signatures in water masses
作者: Tuerena R; E; , Ganeshram R; S; , Geibert W; , Fallick A; E; , Dougans J; , Tait A; , Henley S; F; , Woodward E; M; S
刊名: Global Biogeochemical Cycles
ISSN: 8866236
出版年: 2015
卷: 29, 期:10
起始页码: 1830
结束页码: 1844
语种: 英语
英文关键词: nitrate isotopes ; South Atlantic ; UK GEOTRACES
Scopus关键词: data set ; denitrification ; intermediate water ; isotopic composition ; nitrate ; North Atlantic Deep Water ; nutrient cycling ; phytoplankton ; remineralization ; water column ; water mass ; Atlantic Ocean ; Atlantic Ocean (South)
英文摘要: A basin-wide transect of nitrate isotopes (δ15NNO3, δ18ONO3), across the UK GEOTRACES 40°S transect in the South Atlantic is presented. This data set is used to investigate Atlantic nutrient cycling and the communication pathways of nitrogen cycling processes in the global ocean. Intermediate waters formed in the subantarctic are enriched in δ15NNO3 and δ18ONO3 from partial utilization of nitrate by phytoplankton and distant denitrification processes, transporting heavy isotope signatures to the subtropical Atlantic. Water mass modification through the Atlantic is investigated by comparing data from 40°S (South Atlantic) and 30°N (North Atlantic). This reveals that nitrate in the upper intermediate waters is regenerated as it transits through the subtropical Atlantic, as evidenced by decreases in δ18ONO3. We document diazotrophy-producing high N:P particle ratios (18-21:1) for remineralization, which is further confirmed by a decrease in δ15NNO3 through the subtropical Atlantic. These modifications influence the isotopic signatures of the North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) which is subsequently exported from the Atlantic to the Southern Ocean. This study reveals the dominance of recycling processes and diazotrophy on nitrate cycling in the Atlantic. These processes provide a source of low δ15NNO3 to the Southern Ocean via the NADW, to counteract enrichment in δ15NNO3 from water column denitrification in the Indo/Pacific basins. We hence identify the Southern Ocean as a key hub through which denitrification and N2 fixation communicate in the ocean through deepwater masses. Therefore, the balancing of the oceanic N budget and isotopic signatures require time scales of oceanic mixing. ©2015. The Authors.
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/77920
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作者单位: School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Department of Earth Ocean, and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom; Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremerhaven, Germany; Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, University of Glasgow, East Kilbride, United Kingdom; Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, United Kingdom

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Tuerena R,E,, Ganeshram R,et al. Nutrient cycling in the Atlantic basin: The evolution of nitrate isotope signatures in water masses[J]. Global Biogeochemical Cycles,2015-01-01,29(10)
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