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-At8l 88 NORDIC SEAS SEDINENTATION DATA FILE VOLUME I PARTICLE t1/FLUXES NORTH-EASTER (U) WOODS HOLE OCERNOGRAPHICINSTITUTION HR S HONJO ET AL APR 87 HOI-87-17UN 7SIFE N88814-85-C-801 .F/G 8/3 WLII/I I/
Table 1. Sediment trap moorings, 1983-1987 .. ............. 7Table 2. Average mass fluxes in the northern Nordic Seas, 1983-1986 . 10Table 3. Comparison of mass fluxes between stations in the northern
Nordic Seas, 1983-1986. .......... ........ 11
Figure 1. Location of map of sediment trap moorings. .. ....... 12Figure 2. PARFLTJX Mark 5 and 6 sediment traps .. ............ 13Figure 3. Analytical procedure. .......... ..........14
Flux Data Files:
Norwegian-Atlantic Current Area. ......... ...........15
LB-1 East Lofoten Basin. .......... ..........16BI-l Bear Island-West of Starfjord .. .......... ... 26NA-I Aegir Ridge. .. ................. .... 36NB-l East of Jan Mayen. .. ................... 46
East Greenland/Fram Strait Area .. ................... 56
FS-l Central Fram Strait .. .......... .........57GB-2.2K Greenland Basin, 1,966 m. ........ ........ 67GB-2.3K Greenland Basin, 2,817 m. ......... ....... 75
"' Seventy-nine particle flux samples were collected from 1983 to 1986using 7 automated time-series sediment traps at 6 stations distributed inthe northern and eastern portion of the Nordic Seas as part of aGerman/U.S. joint program on arctic sedimentation studies. Each samplerepresents either one month or two weeks of sedimentation atapproximately 400 m above the sea floor. In this data file the resultsof laboratory analysis conducted at the Woods Hole OceanographicInstitution, U.S.A. of the main sedimentological criteria! total mass,carbonate, opal, combustible, organic carbon, nitrogen, and lithogenicmass)are presented in both tabular and histogram form. Results from thesouthern and western portion of the Nordic Seas will be published as theybecome available.
Introduction
Supported by the United States Office of Naval Research, the WoodsHole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), with the cooperation of theUniversity of Kiel and the University of Bremen, Federal Republic ofGermany, has conducted a basin-wide sedimentological research program inthe Nordic Sea since the sunner of 1983. One of the major fieldexperiments was deployment of 16 sets of sediment trap-current metermoorings for a period of about one year each throughout the basin.During the first half of the program we deployed 6 year-round mooringsbetween August 1983 and August 1986 in the Fram Strait and NorwegianBasin. Details of mooring positions, depths, duration of deployment aresummuarized in Table 1. During the second part of the program, sedimenttrap mooring deployments and laboratory analyses of incoming samples willcontinue around Iceland, coastal Greenland and selected stations incooperation with the Marine Research Institute, Reykjavik. The
University of Hamburg maintains 3 sediment trap mooring stations in thesouthern North Sea and we cooperate with their program on some of thelaboratory analyses (Fig. 1).
The Nordic Sea is a basin, approximately 2.5 million squarekilometers, defined by the east coast of Greenland to the west, Icelandto the south, the Norwegian coast to the east, and Spitsbergen to thenorth. It connects to the Arctic Ocean via the Fram Strait and to theNorth Atlantic via the Faeroe and Denmark straits (Hurdle, 1986). Inshort, the Nordic Sea is the bridge between the Arctic Ocean and theNorth Atlantic Ocean, and therefore is of global significance in regardto the Atlantic environment.
Most of the Nordic Sea lies north of the Arctic Circle. The netsolar energy input is strongly limited in this basin due to low angleinsolation during the summer and day-long darkness in the winter. Threelongitudinal zones of ocean characteristics can be distinguished in thisbasin: 1) a zone along the east coast of Greenland which is covered bysoutherly flowing ice packs and floes in the East Greenland Currentcombined with fast-ice conditions on the immediate coast (Vinje, 1977).The surface temperature in this zone is 0*C throughout the year; 2) azone on the east side of the basin where the warm, salinenorthward-flowing Norwegian-Atlantic Current prevails (Gathman, 1986);and 3) a zone in the central gyre which is often associated with mixedice conditions where the other two zones meet in the middle of the basin(Wadhams, 1986; Swift, 1986). This unique arrangement of currents formseveral ocean fronts (Johannessen, 1986) and strong contrasts of oceanicconditions are seen within this relatively small basin. For example, thesummer surface temperature difference between the east and west side ofthe basin along the 70th latitude (off Tromso, Norway to Scoresby Sound,Greenland, which are only about 1,000 km apart) is as great as 10*C insome years (Detrich, 1969). Thus the Nordic Sea embodies highlydiversified specific environments within the basin boundary.
Very little is known about particle sedimentation and recyclingschemes in the North Sea environment. Ocean particles in the NordicBasin also involve specific origins, flux and processes which reflectvaried oceanic characteristics. Questions include: how much of theparticulate carbon and other biogenic particles settle down to the seafloor and how do they compare with surface production which is producedunder severely limiting Arctic conditions? What is the sedimentarymechanism of lithogenic particles in the Arctic open ocean environment?How are these sedimentary particle processes related to ice coverage andmixed ice zone conditions? This research aims to answer these questionsand, optimally, to draw a realistic model of particle flux andsedimentation in relation to other critical high latitude oceanenvironmental factors.
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Field Program
Experimental logistics in the Nordic Sea are generally very difficultcompared to lower latitude oceanographic endeavors; winter storms and icecoverage hinder deployment and recovery of large bottom tethered mooringarrays. Because of strong seasonality, flux measurements in highlatitudes must cover at least a one-year cycle of seasons. We have usedautomated time-series sediment traps left unattended for about one year.A sediment trap used in this environment requires a large opening inorder to collect enough volume of sample during the winter months whenthe flux is estimated to be extremely small. We used a PARFLUX Mark 5and Mark 6 whose apertures are 1.2 and 0.5 m2 with 12 and 13 samplingincrements, respectively (Honjo and Doherty, 1987, in press) (Table I,Fig. 2). The sediment traps were deployed at approximately 400 m abovethe sea floor at most mooring sites. The exception was a mooring withtwo sediment traps deployed along a taut line which was set in theGreenland Basin. One to three current meters were deployed with eachsediment trap mooring. A transmissometer was deployed with two FramStrait moorings for one year, 1984-1985. The results from the currentmeter and transmissometer experiments will be published elsewhere. Thedeployment/recovery procedure for sediment trap mooring arrays wasdescribed in a separate paper (Honjo and Doherty, 1987, in press) Weused sodium azide as a preservative (Honjo, 1980).
Laboratory Analysis
Recovered samples were refrigerated throughout the transportation andstorage period. Each sample was equally shared with Dr. Gerold Wefer'slaboratory (University of Bremen). Our responsibility at WHOI was toclarify the nature of the sediment trap collected samples with regard tobasic sedimentological criteria. Dr. Wefer's group is investigatingstable isotopes in planktonic foraminiferal tests and some biocoenosiscomposition in the samples.
Upon arrival at WHOI, each sample was sieved through a imni Nylonmesh. This was necessary to maintain precise sample splitting.Particles smaller than I mm were further split into smaller aliquots by aprecision wet sample splitter (Honjo, 1980). The split aliquots werefurther sieved through a 62 micron mesh for the LB-I, FS-I, and BI-Isamples in order to separate foraminiferal tests and radiolarian shellsin this size category more efficiently. We analyzed individually samplesin each size category for the following criteria. All results werenormalized to flux values in mg m2day (Honjo, 1980).
Total massCarbonate massCombustible mass
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Noncombustible massOpal massLithogenic massOrganic carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen mass
A detailed description of the analytical methods applied to thisresearch will be published elsewhere. In summary as illustrated in Fig.3, the total mass flux was obtained as the average of dry mass weight ofthe three 16th aliquots. The carbonate content was obtained from the dryweight difference before and after decalcification by IN acetic acid atroom temperature. A decalcified aliquot was combusted for 3 hours at500°C to obtain the mass of combustible organic matter as the differencebetween a decalcified sample and ash weight. Biogenic silica, or opal,content was analyzed by the sodium carbonate leaching method modifiedfrom Eggiman et al., 1980, on decalcified aliquots. Lithogenic particleflux, mostly clay and fine rock-forming detritus, was gained bysubtracting the opal flux from the noncombustible flux. Organic carbon,nitrogen, and hydrogen content were analyzed using a Perkin-ElmerElemental Analyzer, type 240C. We used at least 100 mg of decalcifiedsamples (Fig. 3).
"oYal flux, therefore, is equal to the sum of carbonate,noncombustible, and combustible fluxes. The sum of biogenic opal andlithogenic fluxes should be the noncombustible flux. Insignificantdiscrepancies appear in some total flux values in this data file due tothe rounding out processes during calculation. We regard the combustibleportion of the flux as organic matter flux (Honjo, 1980). Combustibleflux consists of organic carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen balanced withoxygen and other unidentifiable ignition loss. The amount of organicnitrogen in the GB-I sample was too small to analyze within our level ofconfidence. The opal content in the GB-2, 1966 trap sample was also toosmall to analyze with the leaching method at the time but we are makingan effort to bring up significant numbers.
The phosphorus flux from this area will be published in a separatefile. The results of analysis of 15 trace elements from all time-seriessediment trap samples treated in the present data file (total of 1,185analyses) will be published in a separate volume.
Results
The purpose of this data file is to publish a summary of availabledata on the flux in the north-eastern Nordic Sea for public use.Scientific interpretations and models will not be included in thispublication.
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The annual averages in two major areas, Norwegian-Atlantic currentarea and the East Greenland current area (sea ice prevailed) based uponfluxes from 6 stations presented in this report, is given in Table 2.The annual fluxes of sedimentary components from 6 stations are tabulatedin Table 3 for comparison. At the beginning of each data file forindividual stations are given the sample identification numbers, openingand closing dates, length of collection period and mid-point date duringwhich the samples were collected. On subsequent pages are given thepercentages of total flux of three size categories: particles whichpassed through 62 micrometer mesh (< 63 pm), particles retained in a imm mesh (> 1 mm), and particles in between (63 pm - 1 mm). In therightmost column of the table, the total flux of size categories combinedis given. The columns of each histogram are labeled according tomid-point day of the sampling period. The six flux categories listed inthe previous section are included in each data set.
Acknowledgments
Without the encouragement and support of Dr. G. Leonard Johnson,Office of Naval Research, this first entire ocean basin sedimentationstudy applying the flux concept would never have been started. Wesincerely thank him for his insight and strong commitment to excellentscience.
The Nordic Sea is one of the most difficult oceans with regard toexperimental logistics. We have received a large amount of good willsupport from international colleagues; a large part of our success is dueto them and even the unusually long acknowledgment in this paper maycover only a portion. In particular, the Alfred Wegener Institution ofPolar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven provided us with vital shiptime onboard R/V Polarstern for this experiment. Dr. Jdrn Thiede, ChiefScientist of the 1984 and 1985 legs, took every possible opportunity tohelp us with his professional competence and personal care during thisexperiment. We also thank the R/V Meteor (old) and the DeutcheHydrographische Institute, Hamburg, which supported us in a difficultmission to recover a malfunctioned mooring system and to deploy a largearray in the Greenland Sea during the summer of 1985. We also thank theR/V Meteor (new) and R/V Valdivia, University of Hamburg, for their highquality support of the mooring experiments in 1986.
The Nordic Sea program has been carried out under the mutualcooperation among the University of Bremen, University of Kiel and WoodsHole Oceanographic Institution. Dr. Gerold Wefer, our partner, hasprovided many useful suggestions in research and has been very helpful inproviding vital logistic support. We own him our sincere gratitude. Wethank for their dedication and imagination: Dr. Vernon L. Asper,
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University of Southern Mississippi, and Dorinda Ostermann, WHOI, who madeit possible to deploy and recover the first 4 mooring arrays in thenorthern Nordic Sea in 1983 and 1984; Peter Clay and Thomas Crook whoprovided vital assistance in recovering a stranded GB-i mooring in thesummer of 1985; Emily Evans who took care of communication traffic anddata editing during this program.
References
Detrich, G., 1969. Atlas of the Hydrography of the Northern NorthAtlantic, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.Copenhagen.
Eggimann, D.W., Manheim, F.T. and Betzer, P.R., 1980. Dissolution andAnalysis of Amorphous Silica in Marine Sediments. Journal ofSedimentary Petrology, 50(1): 215-225.
Gathman, S.G., 1986. Climatology. In: The Nordic Seas (Hurdle, B.G.,ed.), 1-18, Springer-Verlag, New York, 777 pp.
Hurdle, B.G. (ed.), 1986. The Nordic Seas. Springer-Verlag, New York,777 pp.
Honjo, S., 1980. Material Fluxes and Modes of Sedimentation in theMesopelagic and Bathypelagic zones. Journal of Marine Research, 38:53-97.
Honjo, S. and Doherty, K.W., 1987 (in press). Large Aperture Time-SeriesOceanic Sediment Traps; Design Objectives, Construction andApplications. Deep-Sea Research.
Johannessen, 0., 1986. Brief overview of Physical Oceanography. In: TheNordic Seas (Hurdle, B.G., ed.), 103-127, Springer-Verlag, New York,777 pp.
Swift, J.H., 1986. The Arctic Waters. In: The Nordic Seas (Hurdle,B.G., ed.), 129-153, Springer-Verlag, New York, 777 pp.
Vinje, T.E., 1977. Sea Ice Conditions in the European Sector of theMarginal Sea of the Arctic, 1966-75. Norsk Polarinstitutt Arbok,1975: 163-174.
Wadhams, P., 1986. The Ice Cover. In: The Nordic Seas (Hurdle, B.G.,ed.), 21-84, Springer-Verlag, New York, 777 pp.
LB-I: East Lofoten BasinFS-I: Central Fram StraitBI-1: Bear Island - west of StorfjordNA-I: Aegir RidgeNB-I: East of Jan MayenGB-21: Greenland Basin (shallow)GB-23: Greenland Basin (deep)
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Table 3. Comparison of mass fluxes between 6 stations in the Northern NordicSeas, 1983-1986.
Area: Norwegian-Atlantic Current East Greenland/Fram Strait
LB-1: East Lofoten BasinFS-l: Central Fram StraitBI-I: Bear Island - west of StorfjordNA-I: Aegir RidgeNB-l: East of Jan MayenGB-21: Greenland Basin (shallow)GB-23: Greenland Basin (deep)
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