Variability in oxygen and nutrients in South Pacific Antarctic Intermediate Water
Variability in oxygen and nutrients in South Pacific Antarctic Intermediate Water
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南太平洋南极中层水中氧气和营养物质的变化
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2003
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通讯作者:
Andrew G. Dickson
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作者:
Joellen Russell;Andrew G. Dickson
Calculation of the initial oxygen based on both phosphate and nitrate data collected along three WOCE transects indicates that the common assumption that new Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) is initially saturated with respect to oxygen is incorrect. The initial oxygen concentration of AAIW is shown to be undersaturated, and the degree of undersaturation varies from year to year. Chlorofluorocarbon data is used to determined the age of AAIW at various latitudes and a frequency analysis of the variability in the initial oxygen concentrations is presented. Possible implications of this variability to the global carbon cycle are suggested.