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Carbon cycling dynamics in the seasonal sea-ice zone of East Antarctica
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Roden, NP and Tilbrook, B and Trull, TW and Virtue, P and Williams, GD, Carbon cycling dynamics in the seasonal sea-ice zone of East Antarctica, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 121, (12) pp. 8749-8769. ISSN 2169-9275 (2016) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
The carbon cycle of the seasonally ice covered region of the southwest Indian Ocean sector of East Antarctica (30°–80°E, 60°–69°S) was investigated during austral summer (January–March 2006). Large variability in the drivers and timing of carbon cycling dynamics were observed and indicated that the study site was a weak net source of carbon dioxide (CO2) to the atmosphere of 0.8 ± 1.6 g C m−2 during the ice-free period, with narrow bands of CO2 uptake observed near the continental margin and north of the Southern Antarctic Circumpolar Current Front. Continuous surface measurements of dissolved oxygen and the fugacity of CO2 were combined with net community production estimates from oxygen/argon ratios to show that surface heat gain and photosynthesis were responsible for the majority of observed surface water variability. On seasonal timescales, winter sea-ice cover reduced the flux of CO2 to the atmosphere in the study area, followed by biologically driven drawdown of CO2 as the ice retreated in spring-summer highlighting the important role that sea-ice formation and retreat has on the biogeochemical cycling of the region.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | CO2, sea ice, oceanography |
Research Division: | Physical Sciences |
Research Group: | Other physical sciences |
Research Field: | Other physical sciences not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
Objective Group: | Management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments |
Objective Field: | Biodiversity in Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments |
UTAS Author: | Roden, NP (Mr Nick Roden) |
UTAS Author: | Tilbrook, B (Dr Bronte Tilbrook) |
UTAS Author: | Trull, TW (Professor Thomas Trull) |
UTAS Author: | Virtue, P (Associate Professor Patti Virtue) |
UTAS Author: | Williams, GD (Mr Guy Williams) |
ID Code: | 114402 |
Year Published: | 2016 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 13 |
Deposited By: | Ecology and Biodiversity |
Deposited On: | 2017-02-15 |
Last Modified: | 2022-08-24 |
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