234 Th-Derived Particle Fluxes and Seasonal Variability: When Is the SS Assumption Reliable? Insights From a Novel Approach for Carbon Flux Simulation.

Ceballos-Romero, E. , De Soto, F. , Le Moigne, Frederic A. C. , García-Tenorio, R. and Villa-Alfageme, M. (2018) 234 Th-Derived Particle Fluxes and Seasonal Variability: When Is the SS Assumption Reliable? Insights From a Novel Approach for Carbon Flux Simulation. Open Access Geophysical Research Letters, 45 (24). 13,414-13,426. DOI 10.1029/2018GL079968.

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Abstract

234Th measurements are widely used to estimate the downward carbon flux of particles via the oceanic Biological Pump. Carbon export is evaluated from 234Th-238U disequilibrium assuming either steady state (SS) conditions, or including a non-SS (NSS) correction. We use a novel stochastic simulation to quantify the temporal variation of vertical carbon and 234Th (dissolved and particulate) concentration profiles with high temporal resolution. We calculate seasonal export as if in situ measured with sediment trap and SS- and NSS-234Th approaches and quantify the periods of validity for SS/NSS conditions defined in previous works. The SS approach is valid throughout the entire season in oligotrophic regions. In temperate regions, the SS introduces a bias in the export if sampling takes place outside specific temporal windows. Windows of validity range from days in short blooms of ~15-day duration to weeks in blooms longer than ~30 days.

Document Type: Article
Keywords: stochastic simulation; 234‐thorium; steady state approach; non‐steady state correction; transient regimes; seasonal POC flux;
Research affiliation: OceanRep > GEOMAR > FB2 Marine Biogeochemistry > FB2-BI Biological Oceanography
Refereed: Yes
Open Access Journal?: No
Publisher: AGU (American Geophysical Union), Wiley
Date Deposited: 14 Jan 2019 09:44
Last Modified: 08 Feb 2021 07:31
URI: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/45316

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