Low-temperature alteration of oceanic island basalts and their contribution to transition metal circulation of the ocean

The major elements, rare earth elements （REE） and trace elements of four basalt samples from central and western Pacific ferro- manganese crust provinces have been analyzed using chemical methods and ICP - MS, respectively. The results indicate that the samples have been extensively altered and that the contents of their major elements have changed significantly. However, the similarity of REE partition patterns and trace element contents of basalt samples to those of fresh oceanic island basalts （OIB） indicate that the basalt samples originated as OIB. Because of low-temperature alteration, the contents of A1203 , Fe203 , MnO, K20 and P205 increased, while MgO and FeO decreased. Active components, such as magnesium and iron, were leached from OIB resulting in the relative enrichment of SiO2. The leaching of active components can cause the relative enrichment of REE, while the precipitation of LREE-rich ferromanganese oxides in vesicles and fissures not only causes an increase of REE contents, but also induces ＂fractionation＂ of LREE and HREE. Based on the enrichment mechanism of REE contents, the theoretical quantities of precipitated ferromanganese oxides and the depleted quantities of active components are calculated ： the depleted quantities of active components for the unit mass of fresh basalts vary in the range of 0.15 ～ 0. 657, and the precipitated quantities of ferromanganese oxides for the unit mass of fresh basahs vary in the range of 0. 006 ～ 0. 042. Of the major elements, the two most depleted are iron, and magnesium, with 18.28% ～ 70.95% of iron and 44.50% ～ 93.94% of magnesium in the fresh basalts was leached out. Theoretical calculation and geochemistry results both indicate that low-temperature alteration of basalts can supply abundant amount of metals to seawater, and may play an important role in ocean metal circulation.     

Source and magmatic evolution of ocean island basalts from the Pohnpei Island,Northwest Pacific Ocean: Insights from olivine geochemistry

The compositional variability of ocean island basalts (OIBs) is thought to reflect partial melting of a lithologically-heterogeneous mantle source dominated by ...     

GPM和TRMM卫星与海洋定点浮标观测降水日变化的比较

基于热带大洋地区共23个海洋定点浮标雨量器数据比较了GPM和TRMM两种卫星降水数据(IMERG和TMPA)对热带海洋降水日变化的观测能力,选取时间为2014年4月1日—2018年4月30日。相较于浮标观测结果,2种卫星数据都低估了降水日变化范围。在太平洋和印度洋,IMERG和TMPA都能捕捉到降水极大值出现在早上、极小值出现在傍晚的特征,与浮标观测结果基本吻合。在大西洋,两种卫星数据与浮标观测的降水日变化特征有较大差异,主要是由于大西洋降水较少,而卫星对小降水的观测存在较大偏差,同时浮标观测在小降水区域更容易存在误差。