Dissolved oxygen(DO)and apparent oxygen utilization(AOU)are crucial parameters for investigating marine ecosystem evolution and the marine environment.In this study,DO and AOU data were obtained and their spatial dist...Dissolved oxygen(DO)and apparent oxygen utilization(AOU)are crucial parameters for investigating marine ecosystem evolution and the marine environment.In this study,DO and AOU data were obtained and their spatial distribution characteristics were explored in the Cosmonaut Sea and Amundsen Sea in austral summer 2021.The standard deviation range of DO parallel samples was<0.1–3.7μmol·L–1,which met the accuracy requirements of the survey method.The DO concentration decreased sharply with water depth in the photic zone and increased slowly to the bottom.AOU in the surface layer of the two seas was significantly negatively correlated with chlorophyll a(p<0.01),and AOU was significantly lower in the south Cosmonaut Sea than in the north Cosmonaut Sea and Amundsen Sea(p<0.01).In austral summer,AOU was as low as<130μmol·L–1 in the nearshore Cosmonaut Sea with thicker Antarctic Surface Water down to ca.500 m.In early winter,AOU was lower than 50μmol·L–1 in the north Amundsen Sea in subsurface water(75–150 m).The unmodified Circumpolar Deep Water with high AOU(>160μmol·L–1)could surge up to ca.150–200 m in both seas,with stronger intrusion in the Amundsen Sea.The AOU in bottom water was significantly lower(p<0.01)in the Cosmonaut Sea(118.9±11.8μmol·L–1)than the Amundsen Sea(141.7±7.4μmol·L–1),indicating the stable existence of fresh oxygen-rich Antarctic Bottom Water in the Cosmonaut Sea.展开更多
基金supported by the National Polar Special Program“Impact and Response of Antarctic Seas to Climate Change”(Grant nos.IRASCC 01-01-02A,IRASCC 02-02)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant no.2022YFE0136500)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant no.41976228).
文摘Dissolved oxygen(DO)and apparent oxygen utilization(AOU)are crucial parameters for investigating marine ecosystem evolution and the marine environment.In this study,DO and AOU data were obtained and their spatial distribution characteristics were explored in the Cosmonaut Sea and Amundsen Sea in austral summer 2021.The standard deviation range of DO parallel samples was<0.1–3.7μmol·L–1,which met the accuracy requirements of the survey method.The DO concentration decreased sharply with water depth in the photic zone and increased slowly to the bottom.AOU in the surface layer of the two seas was significantly negatively correlated with chlorophyll a(p<0.01),and AOU was significantly lower in the south Cosmonaut Sea than in the north Cosmonaut Sea and Amundsen Sea(p<0.01).In austral summer,AOU was as low as<130μmol·L–1 in the nearshore Cosmonaut Sea with thicker Antarctic Surface Water down to ca.500 m.In early winter,AOU was lower than 50μmol·L–1 in the north Amundsen Sea in subsurface water(75–150 m).The unmodified Circumpolar Deep Water with high AOU(>160μmol·L–1)could surge up to ca.150–200 m in both seas,with stronger intrusion in the Amundsen Sea.The AOU in bottom water was significantly lower(p<0.01)in the Cosmonaut Sea(118.9±11.8μmol·L–1)than the Amundsen Sea(141.7±7.4μmol·L–1),indicating the stable existence of fresh oxygen-rich Antarctic Bottom Water in the Cosmonaut Sea.
