Seasonal variability of the long-chain alkenone flux and the effect on the U37/(k')-index in the Norwegian Sea

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 311-323

  Thomsen, C ^a   Schulz Bull, D E ^a   Petrick, G ^a   Duinker, J C ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Barents Sea; Long chain alkenones; North Atlantic; Norwegian Sea; Seasonal variation of U37 (k'); U37 (k') index

Indexed keywords

ALKENONE; APPENDICULARIA; BARENTS SEA; EUPHAUSIDS; NORWEGIAN SEA; OSTRACODS;

OCEANOGRAPHY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENT TRAPS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE WATERS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

ALKENONE; SEASONALITY; SEDIMENTATION;

NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 0032540376     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00003-5     Document Type: Article

References (71)

1. Andruleit H. Coccolithophore fluxes in the Norwegian-Greenland Sea: Seasonality and assemblage alterations. Marine Micropaleontology. 31:1997;45-64.
2. Bathmann U. V., Noji T. T., von Bodungen B. Sedimentation of pteropods in the Norwegian sea in autumn. Deep-Sea Research. 38:1991;1341-1360.
3. Baumann, K.-H., Andruleit H., Schröder-Ritzrau, A. and Samtleben C. (in press) Spatial and temporal dynamics of coccolithophore communities during non-production phases. In The Norwegian-Greenland Sea, ed. C. Hass and M. A. Kaminski. Special Publication of Grzybowski Foundation.
4. Biscaye P. E., Anderson R. F. Fluxes of particulate matter on the slope of the southern Middle Atlantic Bight: SEEP II. Deep-Sea Research. 41:1994;459-509.
5. Blindheim J. Arctic intermediate water in the Norwegian Sea. Deep-Sea Research. 37:1990;1475-1489.
6. Bodreau B. P. A mathematical model for coupled sediment-suspended particle exchange. Journal of Marine System. 11:1997;279-300.
7. von Bodungen, B., Wunsch, M. and Fürderer, H. (1991a) Sampling and analysis of suspended and sinking particles in the northern North Atlantic. In Marine Particles: Analysis and Characterization, ed. Hurd D. C and Spencer D. W., Geophysical Monograph 63, pp. 47-56. American Geophysical Union.
8. von Bodungen, B., Bathmann, U., Voß M. and Wunsch M. (1991b) Vertical particle flux in the Norwegian Sea - Resuspension and interannual variability. In Sediment Trap Studies in the Nordic Countries 2, ed. P. Wassmann, A. S. Heiskanen, O. Lindahl, pp. 116-136. Nurmijärvi Nurmi Print.
9. von Bodungen B., Antia A., Bauerfeind E., Haupt O., Koeve W., Peinert R., Reitmeier S., Thomsen C., Voss M., Wunsch M., Zeller U., Zeitzschel B. Pelagic processes and vertical flux of particles: an overview over a long-term comparative study in the Norwegian Sea and Greenland Sea. Geologische Rundschau. 84:1995;11-27.
10. Brassell S. C., Eglinton G., Marlowe I. T., Pflaumann U., Sarnthein M. Molecular stratigraphy: A new tool for climatic assessment. Nature. 320:1986;129-133.
11. Brassell, S. C. (1993) Applications of biomarkers for delineating marine palaeoclimatic fluctuations during the Pleistocene. In Organic Geochemistry: Principles and Applications, ed. M. H. Engel and S. A. Macko, pp. 699-738. Plenum Press, New York.
12. Conte M. H., Eglinton G., Madureira L. A. S. Long-chain alkenones and alkyl alkenoates as palaeotemperature indicators: their production, flux and early sedimentary diagenesis in the Eastern North Atlantic. Organic Geochemistry. 19:1992;287-298.
13. Conte M. H., Eglinton G. Alkenone and alkenoate distributions within the euphotic zone of the eastern North Atlantic: correlation with production temperature. Deep-Sea Research. 40:1993;1935-1961.
14. Conte M. H., Thompson A., Eglinton G. Primary production of lipid biomarker compounds by Emiliania huxleyi. Results from an experimental mesocosm study in fjords of southwestern Norway. Sarsia. 79:1994;285-425.
15. Conte M. H., Thompson A., Eglinton G., Green J. C. Lipid biomarker diversity in the coccolithophorid Emiliania huxleyi (Prymnesiophyceae) and the related species Gephyrocapsa oceanica. Journal of Phycology. 31:1995;272-282.
16. Dickson R. R., McCave I. N. Nepheloid layers on the continental slope west of Porcupine Bank. Deep-Sea Research. 33:1986;791-818.
17. Duinker J. C., Schulz D. E., Petrick G. Multidimensional gas chromatography with electron capture detection for the determination of toxic congeners in polychlorinated biphenyl mixtures. Analytical Chemistry. 60:1988;478-482.
18. Eglinton G., Bradshaw S. A., Rosell A., Sarnthein M., Pflaumann U., Tiedemann R. Molecular record of secular sea surface temperature changes on 100-year timescales for glacial terminations 1, 2 and 4. Nature. 356:1992;423-426.
19. Fohrmann, H., Backhaus, F., Blaume, F. and Rumohr, J. (accepted) The influence of sediment on bottom arrested gravity plumes. Journal of Physical Oceanography.
20. Freeman K. H., Wakeham S. G. Variations in the distributions and isotopic compositions of alkenones in Black Sea particles and sediments. Organic Geochemistry. 19:1992;277-285.
21. Gardner W. D., Southard J. B., Hollister C. D. Sedimentation, resuspension and chemistry of particles in the northwest Atlantic. Marine Geology. 65:1985;199-242.
22. Gardner, W. D. and Richardson, M. J. (1992) Particle export and resuspension fluxes in the Western North Atlantic. In Deep-Sea Food Chains and the Global Carbon Cycle, ed. G. T. Rowe and V. Pariente, pp. 339-364. Kluwer Academic Publishers.
23. Graf G., Rosenberg R. Bioresuspension and biodeposition - a review. Journal of Marine System. 11:1997;269-278.
24. Harris R. P. Zooplankton grazing on the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi and its role in inorganic carbon flux. Marine Biology. 119:1994;431-439.
25. Harvey, H. R., Eglinton, G., O'Hara S. C. M. and Corner, E. D. S. (1991) Microbial transformation of fecal pellet lipids during sedimentation. In Diversity of Environmental Biogeochemistry, ed. J. Berthelin, pp. 25-36. Elsevier, Amsterdam.
26. Honjo S. Coccoliths: Production, transportation and sedimentation. Marine Micropaleontology. 1:1976;65-79.
27. Honjo S., Manganini S. J., Wefer G. Annual particle flux and a winter outburst of sedimentation in the northern Norwegian Sea. Deep-Sea Research. 35:1988;1223-1234.
28. Johannessen, O. M. (1986) Brief overview of the physical oceanography. In The Nordic Seas, ed. B. G. Hurdle, pp. 103-127. Springer-Verlag, New York.
29. Jungclaus J. H., Backhaus J. O., Fohrmann H. Outflow of dense water from the Storfjord in Svalbard: A numerical study. Journal of Geophysical Research. 100(C12):1995;24714-24728.
30. Knappertsbusch M., Brummer G.-J. A. A sediment trap investigation of sinking coccolithophorids in the North Atlantic. Deep-Sea Research. 42:1995;1083-1109.
31. Kremling K., Lentz U., Zeitzschel B., Schulz-Bull D. E., Duinker J. C. New type of time-series sediment trap for the reliable collection of inorganic and organic trace chemical substances. Review of Scientific Instruments. 67:1996;4360-4362.
32. Lyle M. W., Prahl F. G., Sparrow M. A. Upwelling and productivity changes inferred from a temperature record in the central equatorial Pacific. Nature. 355:1992;812-815.
33. McCave, I. N. (1986) Aggregate dynamics in the sea. In ONR Workshop at Asilomar, 22-24 September 1986, ed. A. Alldredge and P. Hartwig, pp. 63-74. American Institute of Biological Scientists.
34. Peinert, R., von Bodungen, B. and Smetacek, V. S. (1989) Food web structure and loss rate. In Productivity of the Ocean: Present and Past, ed. W. H. Berger, V. S. Smetacek and G. Wefer, pp. 35-48. J. Wiley and Sons, London.
35. Prahl F. G., Wakeham S. G. Calibration of unsaturation patterns in long-chain ketone compositions for palaeotemperature assessment. Nature. 330:1987;367-369.
36. Prahl F. G., Muehlhausen L. A., Zahnle D. L. Further evaluation of long-chain alkenones as indicators of paleoceanographic conditions. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 52:1988;2303-2310.
37. Prahl F. G., Collier R. B., Daymond J., Lyle M., Sparrow M. A. A biomarker perspective of prymnesiophyte productivity in the northeast Pacific Ocean. Deep-Sea Research. 40:1993;2061-2076.
38. Prahl F. G., Nicklas P., Sparrow M. A., Sabin A. Assessment of sea-surface temperature at 42°N in the California Current over the last 30,000 years. Paleoceanography. 10:1995;763-773.
39. é et al., 1995a.
40. k′ index as a sea-surface palaeotemperature indicator. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 59:1995;3099-3107.
41. é et al., 1995b.
42. k′ index in geological samples. Analytical Chemistry. 67:1995;1283-1289.
43. Roth P. H., Mullin M. M., Berger W. H. Coccolith sedimentation by fecal pellets: laboratory experiments and field observations. Geological Society American Bulletin. 86:1975;1079-1084.
44. Samtleben C., Bickert T. Coccoliths in sediment traps from the Norwegian Sea. Marine Micropaleontology. 16:1990;39-64.
45. öder, 1992.
46. Samtleben C., Schröder A. Coccolithophore communities in the Norwegian-Greenland Sea and their record in sediments. Marine Micropaleontology. 19:1992;333-354.
47. Samtleben C., Schäfer P., Andruleit A., Baumann A., Baumann K.-H., Kohly A., Matthießen J., Schröder-Ritrau A. Plankton in the northern North Atlantic: From living communities to sediment assemblages - an actualistical approach. Geologische Rundschau. 84:1995;108-136.
48. Samtleben, C., Baumann, K.-H. and Schröder-Ritzrau, A. (1995b) Distribution, composition, and seasonal variation of coccolithophore communities in the northern North Atlantic. In 5th INA Conference Proceedings, ed. J. A. Flores and F. J. Sierro, pp. 219-235. University of Salamanca, Spain.
49. äfer et al., 1995.
50. Schäfer P., Thiede J., Gerlach S., Graf G., Zeitzschel B. Global environmental change: the northern North Atlantic. Geologische Rundschau. 84:1995;3-10.
51. öder-Ritzrau et al., in press.
52. Schröder-Ritzrau, A., Andruleit, H., Jensen, S., Kohly, A., Samtleben, C., Schäfer, P. and Thiede, J. (in press) The sedimentation and modification of fossilizable plankton assemblages in the Norwegian-Greenland Seas. Deep-Sea Research.
53. Schulz D. E., Petrick G., Duinker J. C. Complete characterization of polychlorinated biphenyl congeners in commercial Aroclor and Clophen mixtures by multidimensional gas chromatography-electron capture detection. Environmental Science and Technology. 23:1989;852-859.
54. k′ to determine past sea surface temperatures: core-top SST calibrations and methodology considerations. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 104:1991;36-47.
55. k′) for paleotemperature estimation in cold polar waters. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 57:1993;1883-1889.
56. Sikes E. L., Keigwin L. D. A reexamination of northeast Atlantic sea surface temperature and salinity over the last 16 kyr. Paleoceanography. 11:1996;327-342.
57. Swift, J. H. (1986) The Arctic waters. In The Nordic Seas, ed. B. G. Hurdle, pp. 129-153. Springer-Verlag, New York.
58. Teece, M. A., Maxwell, J. R., Getliff, J. M., Parkes, R. J., Briggs, D. E. G. and Leftley, J. W. (1994) Laboratory degradation of lipids of the marine prymnesiophyte Emiliania huxleyi and significance for sediment studies. In Biomolecular Palaeontology; Lyell Meeting Volume, ed. G. Eglinton and R. L. F. Kay, pp. 5-8, NERC Special Publication 94/1.
59. Ternois Y., Sicre M.-A., Boireau A., Conte M. H., Eglinton G. Evaluation of long-chain alkenones as paleo-temperature indicators in the Mediterranean Sea. Deep-Sea Research. 44:1997;271-286.
60. Thomsen L., Graf G. Benthic boundary layer characteristics of the continental margin of the western Barents Sea. Oceanologica Acta. 17:1995;597-607.
61. Thomsen L., Flach E. Mesocosm observations of fluxes of particulate matter within the benthic boundary layer. Journal of Sea Research. 37:1997;67-79.
62. Thomsen, L. and van Weering, T. (in press) Spatial and temporal variability of particulate matter in the benthic boundary layer at the North East Atlantic Continental Margin (Goban Spur). Progress in Oceanography.
63. Thorpe R. S., White M. A deep intermediate nepheloid layer. Deep-Sea Research. 35:1988;1665-1671.
64. Turner J. T., Ferrante J. G. Zooplankton fecal pellets in aquatic ecosystems. Biological Science. 29:1979;670-676.
65. k′ index for paleotemperature estimation. Journal of Chromatography. 723:1996;285-291.
66. 39 methyl and ethyl ketones in marine sediments and a coccolithophorid Emiliania huxleyi. In Advances in Organic Geochemistry 1979, ed. A. G. Douglas and J. R. Maxwell, pp. 219-227. Pergamon Press, Oxford.
67. Volkman J. K., Barrett S. M., Blackburn S. I., Sikes E. L. Alkenones in Gephyrocapsa oceanica: Implications for studies of paleoclimate. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 59:1995;513-520.
68. Walsh I. D., Fisher K., Murray D., Dymond J. Evidence for resuspension of rebound particles of near-bottom sediment traps. Deep-Sea Research. 35:1988;59-70.
69. Walsh I. D., Gardner W. D. A comparison of aggregate profiles with sediment trap fluxes. Deep-Sea Research. 39:1992;1817-1834.
70. Wollast, R. (1993) Interactions of carbon and nitrogen cycles in the coastal zone. In NATO ASI Series, Vol. 14, pp. 195-210. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
71. Zeller, U. (1996) Saisonale Entwicklung des Mesozooplanktons und die Auswirkung auf den vertikalen Partikelfluß am Kontinentalhang der Barentssee. Ber. Sonderforschungsbereich 313, University of Kiel 64 (ISSN 0942-119X), 106 pp.