Abstract
This study evaluated interannual variation in the subsurface aragonite undersaturation zone (ΩAr<1 layer) in the Pacific Arctic Ocean, using data from the 2016–2019 period. The upper boundary (DEPΩ<1UB) of the ΩAr<1 layer generally formed at a depth where the contribution of corrosive Pacific water was approximately 98 %. The intensity of the Beaufort Gyre associated with freshwater accumulation mainly determined interannual variation in DEPΩ<1UB, but the direction of its effect was opposite west and east of ~166°W. The lower boundary (DEPΩ<1LB) of the ΩAr<1 layer was generally found at a depth range where equal contributions of Pacific and Atlantic water were expected. An Atlantic-origin cold saline water intrusion event in 2017 caused by an anomalous atmospheric circulation pattern significantly lifted the DEPΩ<1LB, thus the thickness of the ΩAr<1 layer decreased.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 114060 |
Journal | Marine Pollution Bulletin |
Volume | 183 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 Oct |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Polar Academic Program (PE179000) funded by the Korea Polar Research Institute , the project “‘Korea-Arctic Ocean Warming and Response of Ecosystem (K-AWARE)’, KOPRI, 20210605” funded by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries , South Korea, and the Basic Science Research Program ( 2019R1A2C2089994 ) funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea . All data used in this study are available through the Korea Arctic Ocean-data System ( https://kaos.kopri.re.kr/ ).
Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Polar Academic Program (PE179000) funded by the Korea Polar Research Institute, the project “‘Korea-Arctic Ocean Warming and Response of Ecosystem (K-AWARE)’, KOPRI, 20210605” funded by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, South Korea, and the Basic Science Research Program (2019R1A2C2089994) funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea. All data used in this study are available through the Korea Arctic Ocean-data System (https://kaos.kopri.re.kr/).
Publisher Copyright:
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Keywords
- Aragonite saturation
- Arctic Ocean
- Atmospheric circulation
- Beaufort gyre
- Ocean acidification
- Pacific-Arctic regions
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oceanography
- Aquatic Science
- Pollution