Journal of Marine Research · 1986 · 28 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesOceanographyChemical OceanographyGeochemistryMarine BiogeochemistryBiogeochemical Ocean ModelingCarbon CycleDissolved Oxygen DynamicsEnvironmental GeochemistryMarine GeochemistryDissolved Inorganic Carbon ChemistryDissolved Inorganic Carbon DynamicsDissolved Organic Matter GeochemistryEnvironmental TracersGeochemical Tracers Of Magma OriginMarine Dissolved Inorganic CarbonOceanic Biogeochemical ProcessesRed Sea Water
The concentration of dissolved inorganic carbon in the Red Sea was studied using the following model: TCO/sub 2/ = TCO/sub 2/o + ..delta..TCO/sub 2/bio + ..delta..TCO/sub 2/ant. The conservative part TCO/sub 2/o was correlated with the potential temperature T. The term ..delta..TCO/sub 2/bio represents the exchanges with the marine biosphere and was expressed in the form a..delta..X + b..delta..Y with X = O/sub 2/, NO/sub 3/, PO/sub 4/ and Y = TA, Ca. The term ..delta..TCO/sub 2/ant represents the excess of TCO/sub 2/ due to the penetration of human induced CO/sub 2/ in the ocean, which was expressed in the form co exp(-(z - zo)/H). As a result of the study, the contribution of each of the three identified signals was evaluated and the ratio C/O/N/P for the Red Sea basin was determined.