|
|
| Balch, William M.; Bates, Nicholas R.; Lam, Phoebe J.; Twining, Benjamin S.; Rosengard, Sarah Z.; Bowler, Bruce C.; Drapeau, Dave T.; Garley, Rebecca; Lubelczyk, Laura C.; Mitchell, Catherine; Rauschenberg, Sara. |
| The Great Calcite Belt (GCB) is a region of elevated surface reflectance in the Southern Ocean (SO) covering similar to 16% of the global ocean and is thought to result from elevated, seasonal concentrations of coccolithophores. Here we describe field observations and experiments from two cruises that crossed the GCB in the Atlantic and Indian sectors of the SO. We confirm the presence of coccolithophores, their coccoliths, and associated optical scattering, located primarily in the region of the subtropical, Agulhas, and Subantarctic frontal regions. Coccolithophore-rich regions were typically associated with high-velocity frontal regions with higher seawater partial pressures of CO2 (pCO(2)) than the atmosphere, sufficient to reverse the direction of gas... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Coccolithophores; Trace metals; Carbonate chemistry; Southern Ocean; Subantarctic Front; Subtropical Front. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00383/49412/49883.pdf |
| |
