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1 GEOF236 CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY (HØST 2012) Christoph Heinze University of Bergen, Geophysical Institute and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research Prof. in Global Carbon Cycle Modelling Allegaten 70, N-5007 Bergen, Norway Phone: +47 55 58 98 44 Fax: +47 55 58 98 83 Mobile phone: +47 975 57 119 Email: christoph.heinze@gfi.uib.nochristoph.heinze@gfi.uib.no DEAR STUDENT AND COLLEAGUE: ”This presentation is for teaching/learning purposes only. Do not use any material of this presentation for any purpose outside course GEOF236, ”Chemical Oceanography”, autumn 2012, University of Bergen. Thank you for your attention.”

2 Sarmiento&Gruber 2006 Chapter 9: Calcium carbonate cycle, part 2

3 Heinze, C., E. Maier-Reimer, and K. Winn, 1991, Glacial pCO 2 reduction by the World Ocean - experiments with the Hamburg Carbon Cycle Model, Paleoceanography, 6, 395-430. Carbon pumps SOLUBILITY

4 The major factor for changing TA is precipitation/dissolution of CaCO 3 : CaCO 3 solid ↔ Ca 2+ + CO 3 2- Carbon in seawater: CO 2 added, carbonate saturation calcium carbonate (calcite, aragonite) So in principle one can neutralise CO 2 gas by dissolving CaCO 3 : CaCO 3 solid + CO 2 gas + H 2 O ↔ Ca 2+ + 2HCO 3 - Over-/undersaturation with respect to CaCO 3 is determined by the solubility product: K sp = [Ca 2+ ] sat x [CO 3 2- ] sat = const. x [CO 3 2- ] sat Therefore: By adding CO 2 we decrease the carbonate saturation. Ω = saturation state = ([CO 3 2- ] actual ∙[Ca 2+ ] actual )/K sp ≈ [CO 3 2- ] actual / [CO 3 2- ] sat

5 Source: Zeebe & Wolf-Gladrow, 2001 Carbon pumps

6 Tucker and Wright (1990) Two different concepts to discriminate between over- and undersaturated areas: Lysocline: Depth interval, where CaCO3 shell material undergoes strong signs of corrosion. Calcium carbonate compensation depth, CCD: depth level, where rain and re-dissolution balance. Therefore: Below the CCD there is no CaCO 3 available anymore.

7 Atlantic Pacific Model Observation GEOSECS Black dots: approximate saturation depth level, using the critical CO 3 2- concentration)

8 CaCO 3 top sediment coverage:

9 Diagenesis model: Model to predict: -solid concentrations in the bioturbated zone -porewater concentrations in the bioturbated zone -flux of dissolved constituents between water column and porewaters -Burial of solid material to “stone” SEE ARCHER ET AL. 1993

10 Diagenesis modelling: Heinze et al., 2009, Paleoceanography

11 Diagenesis modelling: Heinze et al., 2009, Paleoceanography

12 long-term variations (past)

13 CaCO 3 from Eq. Pac. Atmosph. CO 2 Farrell&Prell 1989 Siegenthaler et al., 2005 last 130,000 years

14 Tracer signals – example Atlantic Balsam 1983 Pazific Farrell & Prell 1989

15 Zachos et al., 2005 http://www.fossilmuseum.net/GeologicalTimeMachine.htm

16 T anomaly across the Paleocene-Eocene boundary (Winguth et al., 2010)

17 Van Andel, 1975

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19 future evolution

20 Caldeira and Wickett, 2003

21 Direct measurements of C ant in the ocean: Sarmiento&Gruber, 2006

22 Direct measurements of C ant in the ocean: Santana-Casiano et al., GBC, 2007

23 Potential alterations in biological cycling of carbon with circulation and pCO 2 change: 350 μatm (green) 700 μatm (grey) 1050 μ atm (red) Apparent decrease of dissolved inorganic C with pCO 2 Apparent increase of organically bound C with pCO 2 Apparent increase of nutrient utilisiation efficiency with pCO 2 Mesocosm facilities at Espegrend, Bergen Mesocosm experiments at differing atmospheric pCO 2 : ”Captering natural ecosystem communities in plastic bags and watching their behavior for changes in forcing under controlled conditions ” Riebesell, Schulz, Bellerby, Botros, Fritsche, Meyerhöfer, Neill, Nondal, Oschlies, Wohlers & Zöllner, Nature, 2007

24 PTEROPODS (small snails) (aragonite producers) Antarctic pteropod, Fabry et al., Oceanography, 2009 CORALS (aragonite producers) Hoegh-Guldberg et al., Science, 2007

25 Anthroogenic CO 2 emssion scenarios: Raupach et al., 2007, PNAS

26 Aragonite saturation according to future climate projections:

27 Steinacher et al., Biogeosciences, 2009 Aragonite saturation according to future climate projections:

28 Gehlen et al., 2008 CaCO 3 sediment can start to dissolve close to deep-water production areas due to anthropogenic CO 2 :

29 Gehlen et al., 2008 CaCO 3 sediment can start to dissolve close to deep-water production areas due to anthropogenic CO 2 :

30 Gehlen et al., 2008 CaCO 3 sediment can start to dissolve close to deep-water production areas due to anthropogenic CO 2 :

31 CaCO 3 sediment neutralises IPCC AR4, Ch. 7, following Archer, 2005 Archer, 1996 Core top CaCO 3 Ocean is central for long-term uptake and storage of anthropogenic CO 2 : without with CaCO 3 sediment

32 Warm water corals Guinotte&Fabry, 2008

33 Deep water corals Guinotte&Fabry, 2008


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