التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
The Impact of Incomplete Nutrient Consumption in the Southern Ocean on Global Mean Ocean Nitrate δ15N. |
| المؤلفون: |
Fripiat, F., Sigman, D. M., Martínez‐García, A., Marconi, D., Ai, X. E., Auderset, A., Fawcett, S. E., Moretti, S., Studer, A. S., Haug, G. H. |
| المصدر: |
Global Biogeochemical Cycles; Feb2023, Vol. 37 Issue 2, p1-25, 25p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
OCEAN, NITRATES, ENERGY budget (Geophysics), SEAWATER, BUDGET, PROGNOSTIC models |
| مستخلص: |
It is understood that the global mean ocean nitrate δ15N is set by the δ15N of the input of fixed nitrogen (N) to the ocean (mostly N2 fixation) and the net isotopic discrimination of fixed N loss (mostly denitrification). Here, we demonstrate that, in addition to the fixed nitrogen input/output budget, the isotopic discrimination of nitrate assimilation in the Southern Ocean also plays a role in setting the δ15N of both deep ocean nitrate and global mean ocean nitrate. A prognostic model is used to simulate the global overturning circulation, focusing on the Southern Ocean overturning cell that ventilates the global pycnocline. N2 fixation and denitrification occur mainly in the model's surface and pycnocline boxes, as is appropriate given the observations. Experiments with this model indicate that, at a steady state, pycnocline nitrate δ15N is mostly controlled by the ocean's fixed N budget. Simultaneously, partial nitrate assimilation in the Southern Ocean sets the nitrate δ15N difference between the pycnocline and the deep ocean, lowering the δ15N of deep ocean nitrate and thus also of global mean ocean nitrate. The Southern Ocean's impact on deep and mean ocean nitrate δ15N depends on (a) the degree of nitrate consumption in the Southern Ocean surface waters and (b) the proportion of water that enters the pycnocline by subduction from the Southern Ocean surface. Including the effect of the Southern Ocean on mean ocean nitrate δ15N modestly reduces a previously calculated imbalance between fixed N inputs and outputs. Moreover, this effect has implications for paleoceanographic N isotope records. Key Points: At steady state, the ocean's fixed nitrogen input/output budget sets global pycnocline nitrate δ15NPartial nitrate assimilation in the Southern Ocean sets the nitrate δ15N difference between the pycnocline and the deep oceanRelative to the fixed nitrogen budget, partial nitrate assimilation in the Southern Ocean lowers the δ15N of deep and mean ocean nitrate [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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