کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4548466 1327907 2010 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Surface CO2 parameters and air–sea CO2 flux distribution in the eastern equatorial Atlantic Ocean
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه علوم زمین و سیارات اقیانوس شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Surface CO2 parameters and air–sea CO2 flux distribution in the eastern equatorial Atlantic Ocean
چکیده انگلیسی

Six cruises have been carried out in the eastern equatorial Atlantic between June 2005 and September 2007 to study the distribution of the surface total alkalinity (TA) and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC). During these cruises a strong north–south gradient is observed in sea surface temperature (SST), sea surface salinity (SSS), DIC and TA. Low surface salinity waters are associated with low TA and low DIC. They are observed north of the equator (0°–6°N) in the Guinea current, whereas higher concentrations are observed south of the equator. TA–SSS and DIC–SST–SSS relationships are determined and are used to calculate surface fCO2. Monthly maps of fCO2 are obtained, on a one degree grid, using SST and SSS fields for the region 10°W–10°E, 6°N–10°S from June to November. The monthly mean flux of CO2 ranges from 1.69 ± 1.94 mmol m− 2 day− 1 in November to 2.78 ± 1.65 mmol m− 2 day− 1 in August over the region. Using the same gas exchange coefficient, the CO2 flux was calculated with the climatological ΔfCO2. Our estimates show a stronger gradient between northern and southern waters than the climatology, probably due to a lack of data in the climatology as well as its 4° latitude by 5° longitude resolution.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Marine Systems - Volume 82, Issue 3, August 2010, Pages 135–144
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