coastal upwelling equatorward winds along a coastline lead to offshore ekman transport mass...
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Coastal Upwelling
• Equatorward winds along a coastline lead
to offshore Ekman transport
• Mass conservation requires these waters
replaced by cold, denser waters
• Brings nutrients into surface waters
creating blooms
• Creates dynamic height gradients -
currents
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Coastal Upwelling
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Coastal Upwelling
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Coastal Upwelling
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Coastal Upwelling
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Coastal Upwelling
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Coastal Upwelling
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April 2000 CalCoFI Cruise
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April 2000 CalCoFI Cruise
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April 2000 CalCoFI Cruise
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At smaller scales...
• Strong west winds
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Ocean Biogeochemistry in a Nutshell
• Light energy drives the net fixation of carbon
• Within the euphotic zone, nutrients & CO2 produce
CO2 & fixed carbon
• Below the euphotic zone, the rxn’s reverse
PelagicEcosystems
NUTS
CO2
Fixed Carbon
O2
h
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Coastal Upwelling
• California
Current
• April 1978
• AVHRR - SST
• CZCS Chlorophyll
SSTChl
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Respiration & Remineralizati
on
remineralizers
h
CO2 O2
PlantsNUTS
Biological processes consume plants & O2 to make CO2 & nutrients
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Euphotic Zone
Euphotic Zone – PP happens
Aphotic Zone - Respiration & Remineralization
Depth of Euphotic Zone is f(water clarity)
100% Light
1% Light
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Euphotic Zone
• Defined as the depth where the
light = 1% of the surface value
• A function of plant biomass or
chlorophyll concentration
• Varies from 10 to 130 m
• Typically, Zeu = 3 * Secchi depth
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CalCoFI Light Profiles
% surface light
Depth
(m)
Secchi = 7 m
Secchi = 18 m
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The Upwelling Conveyor Belt
Highest NUTS & CO2
High NUTSLow NUTS
High Chl Low ChlLower Chl
Sinking Flux of Carbon
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CO2
CO2(aq) (CO2 + H2O)
photosynthesisrespiration
H2CO3
HCO3
- + H+
oceanfood web
K1
K2
CO3
-2 + 2H+
Carbonate Chemistry
calcifiers
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Increasing CO2:
•Increases acidity (lowers pH)
•Lowers CO3-
availability
•Lowers CaCO3(s) saturation state
Acidification
Calderia & Wickett, Nature [2003]
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Increasing CO2:
•Increases acidity (lowers pH)
•Lowers CaCO3(s) saturation state “”
Multiple forms of CaCO3: aragonite, calcite, Mg-calcite with different solubility
More Seawater Chemistry
= [Ca2+][CO32-] / Ksp
Δ[CO32-] = [CO3
2-]obs - [CO32-]sat
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-Shell forming plants & animals
•reduced shell formation (calcification)•lower reproduction & growth rates
-Habitat loss (reefs)-Less food for predators
•humans, fish, whales-Possible negative effects on larvae
Biological Impacts
warm-water corals
cold-water corals
lobsters, crabs some plankton
pteropodsplanktonic snails
scallops, clams, oysters
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Published by AAAS
R. A. Feely et al., Science 320, 1490 -1492 (2008)
Fig. 1. Distribution of the depths of the undersaturated water (aragonite saturation < 1.0; pH < 7.75) on the continental shelf of western North America from Queen
Charlotte Sound, Canada, to San Gregorio Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Published by AAAS
R. A. Feely et al., Science 320, 1490 -1492 (2008)
Fig. 2. Vertical sections of (A) temperature, (B) aragonite saturation, (C) pH, (D) DIC, and (E) pCO2 on transect line 5 off Pt George
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Review
• Wind stress along coasts leads to divergence of surface Ekman transport
• This drives to coastal upwelling and forms a coastal jet
• This drives the productivity of eastern boundary currents
• Important for acidification of the coastal ocean