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Air–sea flux of CO_2 in arctic coastal waters influenced by glacial melt water and sea ice

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Annual air–sea exchange ofCO_2 inYoung Sound,NEGreenlandwas estimated using pCO_2 surface-water measurements during summer (2006–2009) and during an ice-covered winter 2008. All surface pCO_2 values were below atmospheric levels indicating an uptake of atmospheric CO_2. During sea ice formation, dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) content is reduced causing sea ice to be under saturated in CO_2. Approximately 1% of the DIC forced out of growing sea ice was released into the atmosphere while the remaining 99% was exported to the underlying water column. Sea ice covered the fjord 9 months a year and thereby efficiently blocked air–sea CO_2 exchange. During sea ice melt, dissolution of C_aCO_3 combined with primary production and strong stratification of the water column acted to lower surface-water pCO_2 levels in the fjord. Also, a large input of glacial melt water containing geochemically reactive carbonate minerals may contribute to the low surface-water pCO_2 levels. The average annual uptake of atmospheric CO_2was estimated at 2.7 mol CO_2m~(-2 )yr~(-1) or 32 gCm~(-2 )yr~(-1) for the study area, which is lower than estimates from the Greenland Sea.Variability in duration of sea ice cover caused significant year-to-year variation in annual gas exchange.

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M.K. SEJR、D. KRAUSE-JENSEN、S. RYSGAARD、L.L. SORENSEN、P.B.CHRISTENSEN、R.N. GLUD

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National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University.Vejlsφvej 25, 8600 Silkeborg, Denmark

Greenland Climate Research Centre (Co. Greenland Institute of Natural Resources), Kivioq 2, Box 570, 3900 Nuuk, Greenland

3National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University. Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark

2011

Tellus

Tellus

ISSN:0280-6509
年,卷(期):2011.63(5)
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