(Table 2) Annual mass fluxes, 230Th composition and organic geochemistry of sediment trap samples in the South Altantic
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| author | Walter, Hans-Jürgen Rutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M |
| author_facet | Walter, Hans-Jürgen Rutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M |
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| contents | The scavenging of 231Pa and 230Th was investigated in the Atlantic Sector of the Southern Ocean by combining results from sediment trap and in situ filtration studies. We present the first high-resolution profile of dissolved 230Th and 231Pa in surface waters across the ACC, showing a dramatic southward increase of both radionuclides around the southern ACC Front at 533S. High dissolved 231Pa/230Th ratios combined with low 230Th/231Pa fractionation factors (F) in these surface waters result in extremely high 231Pa94/230Th94 ratios of material collected in the shallow traps. Particulate 231Pa94/230Th94 ratios in a shallow trap near Bouvet Island increase continuously during the productive period in austral summer, and drop back in the low flux period. This behavior, following the Rayleigh fractionation principle, is interpreted to be due to an increase in the dissolved 231Pa/230Th ratio in the euphotic zone resulting from preferential scavenging of 230Th relative to 231Pa, even in opal-dominated regions. In the post-bloom stage, the depleted radionuclide concentrations are replenished by upwelling of Circumpolar Deep Water. The high particulate 231Pa94/230Th94 signal is weakened during downward transport of the bloom particles in the water column by incorporation of deep suspended particles, which have a lower 231Pa94/230Th94 ratio. It is shown that under the special hydrographic conditions in the Southern Ocean scavenging from the upper water column significantly influences the budgets of 230Th and 231Pa in the sediment. Nevertheless, the budgets are still made up primarily by scavenging from the large standing stock of deep suspended particles. |
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| spellingShingle | (Table 2) Annual mass fluxes, 230Th composition and organic geochemistry of sediment trap samples in the South Altantic Walter, Hans-Jürgen Rutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M Alpha spectrometry; ANT-IX/2; ANT-IX/3; ANT-VIII/2; ANT-VIII/3; AWI_MarGeoChem; AWI_Paleo; AWI208; AWI400/0; AWI400/1; BO1_trap; Bouvet_1; Bouvet_2; Bouvet Island, Southern Ocean (Atlantic sector); Calcium carbonate; Calculated; Carbon, organic, total; Comment; DATE/TIME; Date/time end; DEPTH, water; Duration, number of days; Element analyser CHN; Event label; King_George_1; Latitude of event; Longitude of event; Marine Geochemistry @ AWI; Mooring (long time); MOORY; Opal, biogenic silica; Organic matter, particulate; Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions from Marine Sediments @ AWI; PF3_trap; Polar_Front_1; Polar_Front_3; Polar Front; Polarstern; Protactinium-231, flux; Protactinium-231, flux, standard deviation; Protactinium-231/Thorium-230 excess; Protactinium-231/Thorium-230 excess ratio, standard deviation; Protactinium-231 excess; Protactinium-231 excess, standard deviation; PS16; PS16 06AQANTVIII_2; PS18; PS18/228; PS18 06AQANTIX_2; Silicon Cycling in the World Ocean; SINOPS; Terrigenous; Thorium, flux; Thorium, flux, standard deviation; Thorium-230 excess; Thorium-230 excess, standard deviation; Total, flux per year; Trap; TRAP; Trap, sediment; TRAPS; Weddell_Sea_3; Weddell Sea The scavenging of 231Pa and 230Th was investigated in the Atlantic Sector of the Southern Ocean by combining results from sediment trap and in situ filtration studies. We present the first high-resolution profile of dissolved 230Th and 231Pa in surface waters across the ACC, showing a dramatic southward increase of both radionuclides around the southern ACC Front at 533S. High dissolved 231Pa/230Th ratios combined with low 230Th/231Pa fractionation factors (F) in these surface waters result in extremely high 231Pa94/230Th94 ratios of material collected in the shallow traps. Particulate 231Pa94/230Th94 ratios in a shallow trap near Bouvet Island increase continuously during the productive period in austral summer, and drop back in the low flux period. This behavior, following the Rayleigh fractionation principle, is interpreted to be due to an increase in the dissolved 231Pa/230Th ratio in the euphotic zone resulting from preferential scavenging of 230Th relative to 231Pa, even in opal-dominated regions. In the post-bloom stage, the depleted radionuclide concentrations are replenished by upwelling of Circumpolar Deep Water. The high particulate 231Pa94/230Th94 signal is weakened during downward transport of the bloom particles in the water column by incorporation of deep suspended particles, which have a lower 231Pa94/230Th94 ratio. It is shown that under the special hydrographic conditions in the Southern Ocean scavenging from the upper water column significantly influences the budgets of 230Th and 231Pa in the sediment. Nevertheless, the budgets are still made up primarily by scavenging from the large standing stock of deep suspended particles. |
| title | (Table 2) Annual mass fluxes, 230Th composition and organic geochemistry of sediment trap samples in the South Altantic |
| topic | Alpha spectrometry; ANT-IX/2; ANT-IX/3; ANT-VIII/2; ANT-VIII/3; AWI_MarGeoChem; AWI_Paleo; AWI208; AWI400/0; AWI400/1; BO1_trap; Bouvet_1; Bouvet_2; Bouvet Island, Southern Ocean (Atlantic sector); Calcium carbonate; Calculated; Carbon, organic, total; Comment; DATE/TIME; Date/time end; DEPTH, water; Duration, number of days; Element analyser CHN; Event label; King_George_1; Latitude of event; Longitude of event; Marine Geochemistry @ AWI; Mooring (long time); MOORY; Opal, biogenic silica; Organic matter, particulate; Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions from Marine Sediments @ AWI; PF3_trap; Polar_Front_1; Polar_Front_3; Polar Front; Polarstern; Protactinium-231, flux; Protactinium-231, flux, standard deviation; Protactinium-231/Thorium-230 excess; Protactinium-231/Thorium-230 excess ratio, standard deviation; Protactinium-231 excess; Protactinium-231 excess, standard deviation; PS16; PS16 06AQANTVIII_2; PS18; PS18/228; PS18 06AQANTIX_2; Silicon Cycling in the World Ocean; SINOPS; Terrigenous; Thorium, flux; Thorium, flux, standard deviation; Thorium-230 excess; Thorium-230 excess, standard deviation; Total, flux per year; Trap; TRAP; Trap, sediment; TRAPS; Weddell_Sea_3; Weddell Sea |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.57910 |