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- Title
Effect of submarine groundwater discharge on the coastal ocean inorganic carbon cycle.
- Authors
Qian Liu; Charette, Matthew A.; Henderson, Paul B.; McCorkle, Daniel C.; Martin, William; Minhan Dai
- Abstract
Using radium (Ra) isotopes, we estimate that the average submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) flux (marine plus terrestrial groundwater) into the southwest Florida Shelf (SWFS) was 20 ± 10 x 107 and 18 ± 8 x 107 m³ d-1 in July and October 2009, respectively. The terrestrial groundwater flux was the same order of magnitude as the local river discharge in July 2009. Shelf- water total alkalinity (TAlk) and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) concentrations could not be explained by river inputs alone, suggesting a groundwater source. We estimated SGD fluxes of TAlk and DIC using the SGD flux derived from a shelf-water 226Ra budget and TAlk and DIC concentration differences between the groundwater and seawater. These fluxes were also determined by the observed TAlk: 226Ra and DIC: 226Ra relationships in the shelf water, and the 226Ra flux sustained by SGD. These TAlk and DIC fluxes were 11-71 times more than the combined input of local rivers, suggesting that SGD was the dominant source of TAlk and DIC to the SWFS during 2009. SGD is an important component of the inorganic carbon budget for the coastal ocean.
- Subjects
RADIUM isotopes; STREAM measurements; CARBON content of water; GROUNDWATER pollution; WATER alkalinity
- Publication
Limnology & Oceanography, 2014, Vol 59, Issue 5, p1529
- ISSN
0024-3590
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4319/lo.2014.59.5.1529