234Th was utilized as a tracer of particulate organic carbon （POC） export in the northwestern South China Sea （SCS） on the basis of the data collected at four stations during a spring cruise. Depth profiles of dis...234Th was utilized as a tracer of particulate organic carbon （POC） export in the northwestern South China Sea （SCS） on the basis of the data collected at four stations during a spring cruise. Depth profiles of dissolved and particulate 234Th activities were measured in the upper 60m, showing a significant deficit relative to 23Su over the investigated stations. A stratified structure of 234Th-23su disequilibrium was in general observed in the upper 60 m water column, indicating that the euphotic zone of the northwestern SCS in this reason can be divided into two layers, an upper and lower layer, with different export rates. POC export fluxes were estimated from a one-dimensional steady state model of 234Th fluxes in combination with the measurement of POC/234Th ratios on suspended particles. The POC export in this region ranged from 8.2 to 20.0 mmol/（m2.d）, with an average of 16.0 mmol/（m2-d）, and was slightly higher than those previously reported in the southern SCS.展开更多
The spatial and temporal distributions of new production vary largely in different sea areas. To understand the level of new production in the sea area studied better, an estimate of new production must be obtained in...The spatial and temporal distributions of new production vary largely in different sea areas. To understand the level of new production in the sea area studied better, an estimate of new production must be obtained in large spatial and temporal scales. The ~234Th/ ~238U disequilibrium is an effective method for the study of new production. Two sampling strategies, vertically integrated sampling ap proach based on trapezoidal integration principle and discrete layer sampling approach, were compared in the studies of the xiamen Bay and the northern South China Sea. The scavenging fluxes and removal fluxes of ~234Th and the residence times for dissolved and particulate ~234Th were calculated. The coinci dent results from two Sampling approach suggest that vertically integrated sampling approach is not only effective and reliable, but also significantly reduces the number and volume of samples. It allows us to study new production by ba ^(234)Th - ^(238)U disequilibria in large spatial scale.展开更多
234Th is widely used to quantify the magnitude of upper ocean particulate organic carbon （POC） export in oceans. In the present work, the rates of particulate organic carbon export were measured based on the distrib...234Th is widely used to quantify the magnitude of upper ocean particulate organic carbon （POC） export in oceans. In the present work, the rates of particulate organic carbon export were measured based on the distribution patterns of 234Th/238U disequilibrium in the water column within the continental slope of the East China Sea （ECS） during May 2011. The profiles of particulate and dissolved 234Th activities at all three stations showed a relative deficit with respect to 238U in the upper 100 m of the water column. The dissolved 234Th scavenging rates and the particulate 234Th removal rates and their residence times were calculated by a one-dimensional steady state model. The results showed that the dissolved a34Th scavenging rates and the particulate 234Th removal rates ranged from 12.4-61.4 dpm/（m3.d） and from 3.8-21.8 dpm/（m3.d）, respectively. The residence times of dissolved and particulate 234Th were in the range of 3.4-158 d and 63.7- 96.5 d, respectively. Combined with the measurement of POC/Z34Th ratios of suspended particles, POC export flux （calculated by carbon） from the euphotic zone was estimated in the study region, which ranged from 4.14-14.7 mmol/（m2 .d）, with an average of 8.21 mmol/（m3.d）, occupying 35% of the prime productivity in the study area. The results of this study can provide new information for better understanding the carbon biogeochemical cycle within the continental slope of the ECS.展开更多
This paper summarizes the results of separation and purification of 234Th from aged uranium salt with two processes (see flowsheet A or B). The flowsheet A: TBP extraction, anion exchange and TTA extraction; the flows...This paper summarizes the results of separation and purification of 234Th from aged uranium salt with two processes (see flowsheet A or B). The flowsheet A: TBP extraction, anion exchange and TTA extraction; the flowsheet B: Canon and anionexchange, TTA extraction. The total recovery efficiency of 234Th is about 90 %. The γ-spectrum of the end-product contains only two typic peaks of 234Th (63 and 92 keV). Pure 234Th is prepared.展开更多
^(210)Po,^(210)Pb,and^(234)Th were determined in water columns of the East China Sea(ECS)to investigate their biogeochemical behaviors during a severe red tide event.Dissolved^(210)^(210)radionuclides were influenced ...^(210)Po,^(210)Pb,and^(234)Th were determined in water columns of the East China Sea(ECS)to investigate their biogeochemical behaviors during a severe red tide event.Dissolved^(210)^(210)radionuclides were influenced by particle content effect and particle composition based on distribution coefficient(Kd)vs.total suspended matter(TSM)content and Kd vs.ratios of particulate organic carbon and total suspended matter contents(POC/TSM content ratios).The peaks of mass specific activities of^(210)Po,^(210)Pb,and^(234)Th indicated that degraded particles could have an intensified enrichment ability for radionuclides compared with the surficial suspended matters.Fractionation factor of^(210)Po and^(210)Pb(FPo/Pb)(>1)and fractionation factor of^(210)Po and^(234)Th(FPo/Th)(>1)were much higher at algal blooming regions than that at non-blooming stations,indicating that algal blooms promoted the fractionation of^(210)Po against^(210)Pb and^(234)Th,and proving that^(210)Po exhibited a stronger affinity for biogenic particles than^(210)Pb and^(234)Th when POC content increased in the sea.POC/^(210)Po,POC/^(210)Pb and POC/^(234)Th ratios(content/activity ratios)sharply decreased with depth in both algal bloom and non-bloom stations.The outbreak of algal bloom promoted the complexity of suspended particles and increased the variability of POC/tracer ratios(content/activity ratios)in the different depth of the shallow seas.More considerations should be taken to the difficulty of the selection of export interface and the suitable tracers when algal blooming occurs.展开更多
In order to elucidate the regional export variation of participate organiccarbon in the western Arctic Ocean, samples vertically integrated between 0 and 100 m depth orbetween 0 and 30 m/40 m depth were collected for ...In order to elucidate the regional export variation of participate organiccarbon in the western Arctic Ocean, samples vertically integrated between 0 and 100 m depth orbetween 0 and 30 m/40 m depth were collected for total ^(234)Th measurements and those from 30 m/40m or 100 m depth were collected for paniculate ^(234)Th measurements during the Second ChineseArctic Expedition in July— September 2003. The removal fluxes and residence time of ^(234)Th in theupper water column were calculated by using irreversible steady-state scavenging model. The resultsshowed that, total ^(234)Th was deficit relative to its parent ^(238)U in the western Arctic Oceanexcept in the western Chukchi shelf and the slope regions around 160°W, indicating that scavengingand removal processes play an important role in element biogeochemical cycle in the Arctic Ocean. Inthe western Chukchi shelf and the slope regions around 160°W, total ^(234)Th was excess relativeto ^(238)U, ascribing to the horizontal input of ^(234)Th adsorbed by ice-rafted sediments.Thorium-234 removal fluxes decreased from the shelf to the deep ocean, while the residence time of^(234)Th increased from shelf to offshore, demonstrating that particle scavenging and removalprocesses are more active in the shelf regions. The estimated POC export fluxes from 40 m in theshelf regions and from 100 m in the slope and deep ocean varied between 1.6 and 27.5 mmol/(m^2·d),and between 1.8 and 14.4 mmol/(m^2·d), respectively. The averaged POC export fluxes over the entirewater column decreased from the shelf to the deep ocean, indicating that the Chukchi shelf is animportant region for organic carbon sequestration. The high ThE ratios (ratio of POC export fluxderived from ^(234)Th/^(238)U disequilibria to primary production) in the western Arctic Oceansuggested that the biological pump runs actively in high-latitudes.展开更多
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant Nos 40531007,40676062 and 10705019the scientific research foundation of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China through commonweal grant No.2007050228+3 种基金International Cooperation Program No.2009DFA22920Open Fund of the Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine-Atmospheric ChemistryState Oceanic Administration under grant Nos 0807 and 0902Tsinghua University Initiative Scientific Research Program
文摘234Th was utilized as a tracer of particulate organic carbon （POC） export in the northwestern South China Sea （SCS） on the basis of the data collected at four stations during a spring cruise. Depth profiles of dissolved and particulate 234Th activities were measured in the upper 60m, showing a significant deficit relative to 23Su over the investigated stations. A stratified structure of 234Th-23su disequilibrium was in general observed in the upper 60 m water column, indicating that the euphotic zone of the northwestern SCS in this reason can be divided into two layers, an upper and lower layer, with different export rates. POC export fluxes were estimated from a one-dimensional steady state model of 234Th fluxes in combination with the measurement of POC/234Th ratios on suspended particles. The POC export in this region ranged from 8.2 to 20.0 mmol/（m2.d）, with an average of 16.0 mmol/（m2-d）, and was slightly higher than those previously reported in the southern SCS.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China! 49676296National Scientific and Technical Project! 97-926-04-02.
文摘The spatial and temporal distributions of new production vary largely in different sea areas. To understand the level of new production in the sea area studied better, an estimate of new production must be obtained in large spatial and temporal scales. The ~234Th/ ~238U disequilibrium is an effective method for the study of new production. Two sampling strategies, vertically integrated sampling ap proach based on trapezoidal integration principle and discrete layer sampling approach, were compared in the studies of the xiamen Bay and the northern South China Sea. The scavenging fluxes and removal fluxes of ~234Th and the residence times for dissolved and particulate ~234Th were calculated. The coinci dent results from two Sampling approach suggest that vertically integrated sampling approach is not only effective and reliable, but also significantly reduces the number and volume of samples. It allows us to study new production by ba ^(234)Th - ^(238)U disequilibria in large spatial scale.
基金The National Key Basic Research Program from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China under contract Nos 2011CB409801 and 2010DFA24590the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No.41240038
文摘234Th is widely used to quantify the magnitude of upper ocean particulate organic carbon （POC） export in oceans. In the present work, the rates of particulate organic carbon export were measured based on the distribution patterns of 234Th/238U disequilibrium in the water column within the continental slope of the East China Sea （ECS） during May 2011. The profiles of particulate and dissolved 234Th activities at all three stations showed a relative deficit with respect to 238U in the upper 100 m of the water column. The dissolved 234Th scavenging rates and the particulate 234Th removal rates and their residence times were calculated by a one-dimensional steady state model. The results showed that the dissolved a34Th scavenging rates and the particulate 234Th removal rates ranged from 12.4-61.4 dpm/（m3.d） and from 3.8-21.8 dpm/（m3.d）, respectively. The residence times of dissolved and particulate 234Th were in the range of 3.4-158 d and 63.7- 96.5 d, respectively. Combined with the measurement of POC/Z34Th ratios of suspended particles, POC export flux （calculated by carbon） from the euphotic zone was estimated in the study region, which ranged from 4.14-14.7 mmol/（m2 .d）, with an average of 8.21 mmol/（m3.d）, occupying 35% of the prime productivity in the study area. The results of this study can provide new information for better understanding the carbon biogeochemical cycle within the continental slope of the ECS.
文摘This paper summarizes the results of separation and purification of 234Th from aged uranium salt with two processes (see flowsheet A or B). The flowsheet A: TBP extraction, anion exchange and TTA extraction; the flowsheet B: Canon and anionexchange, TTA extraction. The total recovery efficiency of 234Th is about 90 %. The γ-spectrum of the end-product contains only two typic peaks of 234Th (63 and 92 keV). Pure 234Th is prepared.
基金The Science Research Foundation of Third Institute of Oceanography,Ministry of Natural Resources under contract Nos 2017017 and 2019004the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation under contract No.2021M693780+1 种基金the Foundation of Xiamen Institute of Marine Development under contract No.K201301the Science and Technology Plan Projects of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region under contract No.2017AB30024。
文摘^(210)Po,^(210)Pb,and^(234)Th were determined in water columns of the East China Sea(ECS)to investigate their biogeochemical behaviors during a severe red tide event.Dissolved^(210)^(210)radionuclides were influenced by particle content effect and particle composition based on distribution coefficient(Kd)vs.total suspended matter(TSM)content and Kd vs.ratios of particulate organic carbon and total suspended matter contents(POC/TSM content ratios).The peaks of mass specific activities of^(210)Po,^(210)Pb,and^(234)Th indicated that degraded particles could have an intensified enrichment ability for radionuclides compared with the surficial suspended matters.Fractionation factor of^(210)Po and^(210)Pb(FPo/Pb)(>1)and fractionation factor of^(210)Po and^(234)Th(FPo/Th)(>1)were much higher at algal blooming regions than that at non-blooming stations,indicating that algal blooms promoted the fractionation of^(210)Po against^(210)Pb and^(234)Th,and proving that^(210)Po exhibited a stronger affinity for biogenic particles than^(210)Pb and^(234)Th when POC content increased in the sea.POC/^(210)Po,POC/^(210)Pb and POC/^(234)Th ratios(content/activity ratios)sharply decreased with depth in both algal bloom and non-bloom stations.The outbreak of algal bloom promoted the complexity of suspended particles and increased the variability of POC/tracer ratios(content/activity ratios)in the different depth of the shallow seas.More considerations should be taken to the difficulty of the selection of export interface and the suitable tracers when algal blooming occurs.
基金supported by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of China under contract No.NCET-04-0593 and the Chinese Second Arctic Expedition Foundation.
文摘In order to elucidate the regional export variation of participate organiccarbon in the western Arctic Ocean, samples vertically integrated between 0 and 100 m depth orbetween 0 and 30 m/40 m depth were collected for total ^(234)Th measurements and those from 30 m/40m or 100 m depth were collected for paniculate ^(234)Th measurements during the Second ChineseArctic Expedition in July— September 2003. The removal fluxes and residence time of ^(234)Th in theupper water column were calculated by using irreversible steady-state scavenging model. The resultsshowed that, total ^(234)Th was deficit relative to its parent ^(238)U in the western Arctic Oceanexcept in the western Chukchi shelf and the slope regions around 160°W, indicating that scavengingand removal processes play an important role in element biogeochemical cycle in the Arctic Ocean. Inthe western Chukchi shelf and the slope regions around 160°W, total ^(234)Th was excess relativeto ^(238)U, ascribing to the horizontal input of ^(234)Th adsorbed by ice-rafted sediments.Thorium-234 removal fluxes decreased from the shelf to the deep ocean, while the residence time of^(234)Th increased from shelf to offshore, demonstrating that particle scavenging and removalprocesses are more active in the shelf regions. The estimated POC export fluxes from 40 m in theshelf regions and from 100 m in the slope and deep ocean varied between 1.6 and 27.5 mmol/(m^2·d),and between 1.8 and 14.4 mmol/(m^2·d), respectively. The averaged POC export fluxes over the entirewater column decreased from the shelf to the deep ocean, indicating that the Chukchi shelf is animportant region for organic carbon sequestration. The high ThE ratios (ratio of POC export fluxderived from ^(234)Th/^(238)U disequilibria to primary production) in the western Arctic Oceansuggested that the biological pump runs actively in high-latitudes.
