Spatial variation in aragonite saturation state and the influencing factors in Jiaozhou Bay, China

Li, Y., Zhang, L., Xue, L., Fan, W., Liu, F. and Yang, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9940-8273 (2020) Spatial variation in aragonite saturation state and the influencing factors in Jiaozhou Bay, China. Water, 12 (3). 825. ISSN 2073-4441 doi: 10.3390/w12030825

Abstract/Summary

Both natural processes and human activities affect seawater calcium carbonate saturation state (Ωarag), while the mechanisms are still far from being clearly understood. This study analysed the seawater surface Ωarag during summer and winter in Jiaozhou Bay (JZB), China, based on two cruises observations performed in January and June 2017. The ranges of Ωarag values were 1.55~2.92 in summer and 1.62~2.15 in winter. Regression analyses were conducted to identify the drivers of the change of Ωarag distribution, and then the relative contributions of temperature, mixing processes and biological processes to the spatial differences in Ωarag were evaluated by introducing the difference between total alkalinity (TA) and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) as a proxy for Ωarag. The results showed that biological processes were the main factor affecting the spatial differences in Ωarag, with relative contributions of 70% in summer and 50% in winter. The contributions of temperature (25% in summer and 20% in winter) and the mixing processes (5% in summer and 30% in winter) were lower. The increasing urbanization in offshore areas can further worsen acidification, therefore environmental protection in both offshore and onshore is needed.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/89482
Identification Number/DOI	10.3390/w12030825
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Department of Geography and Environmental Science
Publisher	MDPI
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