Distributionof Fe isotopes in particles and colloids in the salinity gradient along theLena River plume, Laptev SeaShow others and affiliations
2019 (English)In: Biogeosciences, ISSN 1726-4170, E-ISSN 1726-4189, Vol. 16, p. 1305-1319Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Riverine Fe input is the primary Fe source to the ocean. This study is focused on the distribution of Fe along the Lena River freshwater plume in the Laptev Sea using samples from a 600 km long transect in front of the Lena River mouth. Separation of the particulate (>0.22µm), colloidal (0.22µm – 1kDa), and truly dissolved (<1kDa) fractions of Fe was carried out. The total Fe concentrations ranged from 0.15 to 57 µM with Fe dominantly as particulate Fe. The loss of > 99% of particulate Fe and about 90% of the colloidal Fe was observed across the shelf, while the truly dissolved phase was almost constant across the Laptev Sea. Thus, the truly dissolved Fe could be an important source of bioavailable Fe for plankton in the central Arctic Ocean, together with the colloidal Fe. Fe-isotope analysis showed that the particulate phase and the sediment below the Lena River freshwater plume had negative δ56Fe values (relative to IRMM-14). The colloidal Fe phase showed negative δ56Fe values close to the river mouth (about -0.20‰) and positive δ56Fe values in the outermost stations (about +0.10‰).
We suggest that the shelf zone acts as a sink for Fe particles and colloids with negative δ56Fe values, representing chemically reactive ferrihydrites. While the positive δ56Fe values of the colloidal phase within the outer Lena River freshwater plume, might represent Fe-oxyhydroxides, which remain in the water column, and will be the predominant δ56Fe composition in the Arctic Ocean.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Nicolaus Copernicus University Press , 2019. Vol. 16, p. 1305-1319
Keywords [en]
Fe isotopes, particles, colloids, Lena River Plume, Laptev Sea
National Category
Earth and Related Environmental Sciences
Research subject
The changing Earth; SWEDARCTIC 2008, ISSS-08; SWEDARCTIC, SWEDARCTIC 2008
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:polar:diva-8293DOI: 10.5194/bg-16-1305-2019, 2019OAI: oai:DiVA.org:polar-8293DiVA, id: diva2:1368875
Funder
Swedish Research Council, 621-2004-4039,211-621-2007Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation2019-04-152019-11-08