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2019 (Engelska)Ingår i: Biogeosciences, ISSN 1726-4170, E-ISSN 1726-4189, Vol. 16, nr 6, s. 1305-1319Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
Abstract [en]
Riverine Fe input is the primary Fe source for the ocean. This study is focused on the distribution of Fe along the Lena River freshwater plume in the Laptev Sea using samples from a 600 km long transect in front of the Lena River mouth. Separation of the particulate ( > 0.22 μm), colloidal (0.22 μm–1 kDa), and truly dissolved (< 1 kDa) fractions of Fe was carried out. The total Fe concentrations ranged from 0.2 to 57μM with Fe dominantly as particulate Fe. The loss of > 99% of particulate Fe and about 90% of the colloidal Fe was observed across the shelf, while the truly dissolved phase was almost constant across the Laptev Sea. Thus, the truly dissolved Fe could be an important source of bioavailable Fe for plankton in the central Arctic Ocean, together with the colloidal Fe. Fe-isotope analysis showed that the particulate phase and the sediment below the Lena River freshwater plume had negative δ56Fe values (relative to IRMM-14). The colloidal Fe phase showed negative δ56Fe values close to the river mouth (about -0.20 ‰) and positive δ56Fe values in the outermost stations (about +0.10 ‰). We suggest that the shelf zone acts as a sink for Fe particles and colloids with negative δ56Fe values, representing chemically reactive ferrihydrites. The positive δ56Fe values of the colloidal phase within the outer Lena River freshwater plume might represent Fe oxyhydroxides, which remain in the water column, and will be the predominant δ56Fe composition in the Arctic Ocean.
Ort, förlag, år, upplaga, sidor
European Geosciences Union (EGU), 2019
Nyckelord
iron isotopes, estuarine mixing, iron particles, truly dissolved iron
Nationell ämneskategori
Geokemi
Forskningsämne
Tillämpad geokemi
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-73352 (URN)10.5194/bg-16-1305-2019 (DOI)000462793900001 ()2-s2.0-85063632617 (Scopus ID)
Forskningsfinansiär
Knut och Alice Wallenbergs StiftelseSwedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning, 621-2004-4039Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning, 211-621-2007PolarforskningssekretariatetSwedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning, 2017-05687EU, Europeiska forskningsrådet, ERC-AdG CCTOP project #695331
Anmärkning
Validerad;2019;Nivå 2;2019-04-03 (johcin)
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