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The seasonal cycle of δ13CDIC in the North Atlantic subpolar gyre

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This study introduces for the first time the δ13CDIC seasonality in the North Atlantic subpolar gyre (NASPG) using δ13CDIC data obtained in 2005-2006 and 2010-2012 with dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and nutrient observations. On the seasonal scale, the NASPG is characterized by higher δ13CDIC values during summer than during winter, with a seasonal amplitude between 0.70 ± 0.10‰ (August 2010-March 2011) and 0.77 ± 0.07‰ (2005-2006). This is mainly attributed to photosynthetic activity in summer and to a deep remineralization process during winter convection, sometimes influenced by ocean dynamics and carbonate pumps. There is also a strong and negative linear relationship between δ13CDIC and DIC during all seasons. Winter data also showed a large decrease in δ13CDIC associated with an increase in DIC between 2006 and 2011-2012, but the observed time rates (-0.04‰ yr-1and +1.7 μmol kg-1 yr-1) are much larger than the expected anthropogenic signal.
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hal-00991675 , version 1 (28-09-2015)

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Virginie Racapé, Nicolas Metzl, Catherine Pierre, Gilles Reverdin, P. D. Quay, et al.. The seasonal cycle of δ13CDIC in the North Atlantic subpolar gyre. Biogeosciences, 2014, 11, pp.1683-1692. ⟨10.5194/BG-11-1683-2014⟩. ⟨hal-00991675⟩
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