Turnover of Eastern Caribbean deep water from 14C measurements

A¹⁴C balance for the Eastern Caribbean deep water indicates the average inflow of Atlantic water into the basin to be 2.3 × 10⁵ m³/sec (±30%), or about 2–4 times the values estimated previously. The balance uses a model representation of the deep-water turnover, and is based on¹⁴C concentrations at a station in the Venezuelan Basin which average Δ¹⁴C= 89‰ below 800 m depth with a total range of only 9‰, as well as on a¹⁴C concentration of the Atlantic inflow of Δ¹⁴C= ?71%. as obtained from measurements outside the Antilles Arch. The turnover time of the basin water below 2500 m depth is 55 years, which corresponds to an average upwelling velocity at this depth of about 35 m/year. With such upwelling, the temperature profile below 1800 m (the depth of the sill determining the inflow of new water) requires a vertical eddy diffusivity of about 5 cm²/sec. The oxygen consumption, and silica and CO₂ regeneration, rates below 2500 m depth are obtained as ?0.18, + 0.08, and + 0.2 μmole kg^?1 yr^?1, respectively. The CO₂ regeneration has but a negligible effect on the¹⁴C balance.     

Die regionale Geologie im Hochschulunterricht

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Variations in the fatty acid profile of marine animals caused by environmental and developmental changes

A method for the assessment of the fatty acid profile in single eggs or larvae of marine fish has been developed. The method, which only requires 50 μg or less of tissue, is based on methanolysis, high-resolution gas chromatography and multivariate data-analysis. In four examples employing cod eggs and larvae, shrimp and periwinkles it is demonstrated that the fatty acid profile changes with changes in the environment, like temperature change, and also with man-induced changes, like oil-pollution. The fatty acid profile of cod eggs is shown to change during the development from newly spawned to just before hatching.     

Neu-Seeland und Neu-Caledonien

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