Nutrient dynamics and cross shelf transport in the East China Sea

Shuhang Dong; Sumei Liu; Jingling Ren; Feng Zhou; Jing Zhang

doi:10.1007/s13131-024-2419-3

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Shuhang Dong, Sumei Liu, Jingling Ren, Feng Zhou, Jing Zhang. Nutrient dynamics and cross shelf transport in the East China Sea[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2024, 43(10): 48-62. doi: 10.1007/s13131-024-2419-3

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Shuhang Dong, Sumei Liu, Jingling Ren, Feng Zhou, Jing Zhang. Nutrient dynamics and cross shelf transport in the East China Sea[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2024, 43(10): 48-62. doi: 10.1007/s13131-024-2419-3

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Nutrient dynamics and cross shelf transport in the East China Sea

doi: 10.1007/s13131-024-2419-3

Shuhang Dong^{1, 2},
Sumei Liu^{1, 2
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Jingling Ren^{1, 2},
Feng Zhou³,
Jing Zhang^{4, 5}

1.
Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System/Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology of Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
2.
Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China
3.
State Key Laboratory of Satellite Ocean Environment Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou 310012, China
4.
State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
5.
School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China

Funds: The National Research and Development program of China under contract No. 2016YFA0600902; the National Basic Research Program (973 Program) of China under contract Nos 2011CB409802 and 2011CB409803; the National Science Foundation of China under contract No. 41776087; the Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province; the Aoshan Talents Program supported by the Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao) under contract No. 2015ASTP-OS08.

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Corresponding author: E-mail: sumeiliu@ouc.edu.cn
Received Date: 2024-05-11
Accepted Date: 2024-08-24

Available Online: 2024-09-03

Publish Date: 2024-10-01

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Abstract

To understand the temporal and spatial variations in nutrient dynamics, as well as the potential cross-shelf transport of nutrients between the East China Sea (ECS) shelf and the Northwestern Pacific Ocean, six field observations covering the ECS were conducted in spring, summer, and autumn in 2011 and 2013. Nutrient dynamics in the ECS and nutrient exchange between shelf water and the open ocean were examined. High concentrations of dissolved inorganic nutrients were detected in the nearshore surface layer and offshore bottom layer in different seasons, and the concentrations of dissolved inorganic nutrients in surface seawater were lower in summer and autumn than in spring. The concentrations of dissolved organic nutrients in Kuroshio surface water were slightly lower in summer than in spring, but the concentrations in Kuroshio subsurface water were slightly higher in summer than in spring. There were abundant nutrient reservoirs in the euphotic zone of the ECS, which explained the high primary productivity. The evaluation of cross-shelf transport indicated that nutrients from shelf water were transported out across the 200 m isobath through the surface layer with the σ less than 23.0 kg/m³ in spring. The flux of dissolved inorganic nitrogen transported from the East China Sea shelf to the Northwest Pacific Ocean in spring was equivalent to 21% of the atmospheric nitrogen deposition in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. In summer, the onshore flux in the surface and bottom layers accounted for 80% of the total flux, and the transportation of nutrients along the surface layer to the continental shelf contributed to the nutrient storage and primary productivity of the euphotic zone in the ECS shelf in summer.
- nutrients,
- cross shelf transportation,
- the Kuroshio,
- the East China Sea (ECS),
- the Northwest Pacific Ocean

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