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228 Ra-derived ocean mixing and nutrient fluxes in the Cape Basin

D357. 228 Ra-derived ocean mixing and nutrient fluxes in the Cape Basin. Kz. Yu- Te (Alan ) Hsieh 10-09-2012. Kx. Data: Malcolm Woodward. Study regions: Cape Basin ( UK- GEOTRACES D357). Oct-Nov 2010. Sea surface temperature ( o C ). Salinity ( o / oo ).

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228 Ra-derived ocean mixing and nutrient fluxes in the Cape Basin

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  1. D357 228Ra-derived ocean mixingand nutrient fluxes in the Cape Basin Kz Yu-Te (Alan) Hsieh 10-09-2012 Kx Data: Malcolm Woodward

  2. Study regions: Cape Basin (UK-GEOTRACES D357) Oct-Nov 2010 Sea surface temperature (oC) Salinity (o/oo)

  3. Uranium- Thorium-series isotopes

  4. Radium-228 as a tracer for ocean mixing • One dimensional diffusion model • assumptions: • 228Ra at steady-state • One dimensional input • No particulate removal 228Ra decay 228Ra 232Th 228Ra 228Ra Horizontal mixing (Kx) T1/2: 5.75 years decay Vertical mixing (Kz)

  5. Results: 226Ra and 228Ra profiles Methods: MC-ICP-MS (Hsieh and Henderson, 2011; Foster et al., 2004) (1976)

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  7. (A) stn2 This study Hanfland, 2002 Stn4.5 A (B) SST (Matano and Beier, 2003)

  8. ACL stn2 stn0 stn1 stn4.5 stn3 stn4 AAIW NADW AABW

  9. Coast High Ra, S and T Eddy High Ra, S and T Open Ocean High Ra, S and T From Indian Ocean coast

  10. Horizontal mixing (Kx) in the surface ocean Kx(107 cm2 s-1) Kx = 3.8 Kx = 1.3

  11. Vertical mixing (Kz) in the surface ocean Kz (cm2 s-1) 0.9 ± 0.2 1.3 ± 0.3 (ACL eddy) 2.1 ± 0.4 Average Kz in the surface South Atlantic (based on tritium profiles): Kz = 1.5 cm2 S-1, Li et al. (1984)

  12. Vertical nutrient fluxes Nitrate 228Ra decay (dNO3-/dz) Vertical mixing (Kz) Fnitrate = Kz (dNO3-/dz) Fick’s first law

  13. Nutrient profiles and vertical fluxes (ACL eddy) N flux (mmol m-2 d-1) 0.50 ± 0.12 0.46 ± 0.13 0.51 ± 0.13

  14. Convert nitrogen fluxes to carbon fluxes (ACL)

  15. Conclusions 1. 228Ra-derived horizontal and vertical ocean mixing coefficients in the surface Cape Basin: Kx = 3.8 ± 0.8 (107 cm2 d-1) and Kz = 0.9 ± 0.2 to 2.1 ± 0.4 (cm2 d-1) 2. 228Ra-derived vertical nutrient and carbon fluxes show comparable results with other techniques in the Cape Basin (N: 0.46 – 0.51 mmol m-2 d-1; C: 3.1- 3.3 mmol m-2 d-1). 3. Agulhas current leakage enhances ocean mixing in the Cape Basin but not nutrient inputs.

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