Dissolved organic carbon in the East China Sea in autumn

1997 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang Zheng-bin ◽  
Wang Jiang-tao ◽  
Liu Lian-sheng
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Dissolved Organic Carbon ◽  
East China Sea ◽  
East China ◽  
The East China Sea ◽  
China Sea

scholarly journals Estimating dissolved organic carbon inventories in the East China Sea using remote-sensing data

2014 ◽  
Vol 119 (10) ◽  
pp. 6557-6574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiong Liu ◽  
Delu Pan ◽  
Yan Bai ◽  
Kai Wu ◽  
Chen-Tung Authur Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Dissolved Organic Carbon ◽  
East China Sea ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
East China ◽  
The East China Sea ◽  
Sensing Data ◽  
China Sea

scholarly journals Dissolved organic carbon dynamics in the East China Sea and the northwest Pacific Ocean

Ocean Science ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 1177-1190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling Ding ◽  
Tiantian Ge ◽  
Xuchen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Dissolved Organic Carbon ◽  
East China Sea ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Water Masses ◽  
East China ◽  
Northwest Pacific ◽  
The East China Sea ◽  
China Sea ◽  
The Kuroshio

Abstract. Oceanic dissolved organic carbon (DOC) represents one of the largest carbon reservoirs on Earth, and its distribution and biogeochemical cycles play important roles in carbon cycling and other biogeochemical processes in the ocean. We report the distribution and concentrations of DOC for water samples collected from the shelf-edge and slope regions in the East China Sea (ECS) and the Kuroshio Extension (KE) in the northwestern North Pacific during two cruises in 2014–2015. The DOC concentrations were 45–88 µM in the ECS and 35–65 µM in the KE. In addition to biological processes that are estimated to account for 7 % and 8 %–20 % in shaping the DOC distribution in the ECS and KE regions, respectively, the DOC distribution is largely controlled by hydrodynamic mixing of different water masses. By comparing the DOC results with dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and dissolved inorganic radiocarbon (Δ14C-DIC) measured from the same water samples, we further demonstrate that the intrusion of the Kuroshio Current could dilute the DOC concentrations at stations in the outer shelf and slope regions of the ECS. The concentrations of DOC in the KE were significantly lower in surface waters than in the ECS, and a relatively low and stable DOC level (∼40 µM) was found in deep water (below 1500 m) at all stations. Based on the previously reported DIC and Δ14C-DIC values for the stations, the observed spatial variations of DOC in the upper 700 m among the stations in the KE were mainly influenced by mixing of the two water masses carried by the Kuroshio and Oyashio, the two dominant western boundary currents in the region. The hydrodynamic processes are thus important factors in the distribution and dynamics of DOC in the KE region.

scholarly journals The large variation in organic carbon consumption in spring in the East China Sea

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 2931-2943 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.-C. Chen ◽  
G.-C. Gong ◽  
F.-K. Shiah ◽  
W.-C. Chou ◽  
C.-C. Hung
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
East China Sea ◽  
Phytoplankton Growth ◽  
East China ◽  
Changjiang River ◽  
Carbon Consumption ◽  
The East China Sea ◽  
China Sea ◽  
The Changjiang River

Abstract. A tremendous amount of organic carbon respired by plankton communities has been found in summer in the East China Sea (ECS), and this rate has been significantly correlated with fluvial discharge from the Changjiang River. However, respiration data has rarely been collected in other seasons. To evaluate and reveal the potential controlling mechanism of organic carbon consumption in spring in the ECS, two cruises covering almost the entire ECS shelf were conducted in the spring of 2009 and 2010. These results showed that although the fluvial discharge rates were comparable to the high riverine flow in summer, the plankton community respiration (CR) varied widely between the two springs. In 2009, the level of CR was double that of 2010, with mean (± SD) values of 111.7 (±76.3) and 50.7 (±62.9) mg C m−3 d−1, respectively. The CR was positively correlated with concentrations of particulate organic carbon and/or chlorophyll a (Chl a) in 2009 (all p < 0.01). These results suggest that the high CR rate in 2009 can be attributed to high planktonic biomasses. During this period, phytoplankton growth flourished due to allochthonous nutrients discharged from the Changjiang River. Furthermore, higher phytoplankton growth led to the absorption of an enormous amount of fugacity of CO2 (fCO2) in the surface waters, even with a significant amount of inorganic carbon regenerated via CR. In 2010, even more riverine runoff nutrients were measured in the ECS than in 2009. Surprisingly, the growth of phytoplankton in 2010 was not stimulated by enriched nutrients, and its growth was likely limited by low water temperature and/or low light intensity. Low temperature might also suppress planktonic metabolism, which could explain why the CR was lower in 2010. During this period, lower surface water fCO2 may have been driven mainly by physical process(es). To conclude, these results indicate that high organic carbon consumption (i.e. CR) in the spring of 2009 could be attributed to high planktonic biomasses, and the lower CR rate during the cold spring of 2010 might be likely limited by low temperature in the ECS. This further suggests that the high inter-annual variability of organic carbon consumption needs to be kept in mind when budgeting the annual carbon balance.

scholarly journals Historical reconstruction of organic carbon decay and preservation in sediments on the East China Sea shelf

2013 ◽  
Vol 118 (3) ◽  
pp. 1079-1093 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinxin Li ◽  
Thomas S. Bianchi ◽  
Mead A. Allison ◽  
Piers Chapman ◽  
Guipeng Yang
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
East China Sea ◽  
East China ◽  
Historical Reconstruction ◽  
The East China Sea ◽  
China Sea ◽  
East China Sea Shelf
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