nitrate dynamics at aloha and k2
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Nitrate Dynamics at ALOHA and K2. Karen Casciotti Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry. VERTIGO Experiments. ALOHA 2004 Nitrate isotopic profiles Coupled d 15 N and d 18 O analysis Rates of microbial activity Nitrification Rates - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Nitrate Dynamics at ALOHA and K2
Karen CasciottiWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry
VERTIGO ExperimentsALOHA 2004• Nitrate isotopic profiles
Coupled 15N and 18O analysis• Rates of microbial activity
Nitrification Rates Whole water samples and MULVFS particles
• Microbial community analysis: free-living vs. particle attached Nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria Suspended particles (MULVFS) Sinking particles (CLAP traps Hg vs. Formalin preservation) Hand-picked squiggles, tufts, and puffs
K2 2005• Nitrate isotopic profiles
Coupled 15N and 18O analysis• Microbial community analysis: Nitrifying and denitrifying
bacteria Free-living vs. particle attached
What we can learn from NO3
- isotopes?
• Supply of N to the surface: NO3-, N2?
• N export and remineralization• N cycling/turnover
Nitrification
Norg
N
N
NH4+
Assimilation
Nitrogen fixation
Denitrification
O
ONO3-
NO
Map of Surface Nitrate
Subarctic Front
Comparison of Basic Chemical and Physical
ParametersT
S O2
NO3-Si
ALOHA = BlueK2 = Red
Nitrate Isotopic Profiles
• 10 profiles from ALOHA
• 6 profiles from K2
• Analyzed for 15N and 18O using “denitrifier method” Allows isotopic analysis of previously
inaccessible pools of NO3-
Pseudomonas aureofaciens
Pseudomonas chlororaphisor
Sigman et al., 2001. Analytical Chemistry: 15N-NO3-
Casciotti et al., 2002. Analytical Chemistry: 18O-NO3-
Inject NO3- or NO2
- sample
N2O (g) Analyze N2O isotopes
NO3- NO2
- NO N2O N2Denitrification takes place
The denitrifier method
K2: T, S, NO3-, and PO4
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Dep
th (m
)
50403020100Nitrate (M)
43210Phosphate (M)
Nitrate, cast 24 Nitrate, cast 73 Nitrate, cast 27 Nitrate, cast 50 Nitrate, cast 72
Phoshpate, cast 24 Phosphate, cast 73
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Dep
th (m
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121086420Temperature (¼C)
35.034.534.033.533.032.5 Salinity (PSU)
28.027.026.025.0 Sigma Theta
15N and 18O-NO3- at K2
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Dep
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12108642018O-NO3
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Dep
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12108642015N-NO3
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Temperature vs. d15N and d18O
K2 Station 24
0.000
2.000
4.000
6.000
8.000
10.000
12.000
0.000 2.000 4.000 6.000 8.000 10.000 12.000d15N
Tem
p
d15N vs. T d18O vs. T
d15N and d18O vs. density
25.200
25.400
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25.800
26.000
26.200
26.400
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26.800
27.000
27.200
27.400
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dens
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d15Nd18O
Thorium excess
15N and 18O-NO3- at K2
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Dep
th (m
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121086420Temperature (¼C)
35.034.534.033.533.032.5 Salinity (PSU)
28.027.026.025.0 Sigma Theta
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Dep
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121086415N-NO3
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wave5 wave11 wave17 wave23 wave29 wave36
15N-NO3- at K2
T 15NNO3[NO3-]
MLD
EZD
PN
Fluxes of N at Station K2
300 m trap
150 m trap
500 m trap
Export
Remineralization flux
Remineralization flux
PN Flux, 15N
PN Flux, 15N
PN Flux, 15N
NO3-
NO3- NH4
+
Remineralization flux
15N vs. 18O
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
18O
-NO
3-
7.06.56.05.55.015N-NO3
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15N vs. 18O, slope =1.11 ± 0.02
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4
2
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18O
-NO
3-
12108642015N-NO3
-
15N vs. 18O, slope =1.11 ± 0.02
All data Close-up, station 73
Assimilation
15N-NO3-
18O
-NO
3-
Initial NO3-
N and O isotope dynamics in nitrate
Assimilation
15N-NO3-
18O
-NO
3-
Partially consumed NO3-
Produced PN
N and O isotope dynamics in nitrate
Assimilation
15N-NO3-
18O
-NO
3-
Partially consumed NO3-
Produced PN
N and O isotope dynamics in nitrate
15N vs. 18O
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
18O
-NO
3-
7.06.56.05.55.015N-NO3
-
15N vs. 18O, slope =1.11 ± 0.02
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
18O
-NO
3-
12108642015N-NO3
-
15N vs. 18O, slope =1.11 ± 0.02
All data Close-up, station 73
ALOHA T, S, NO3-, and PO4
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Dep
th (m
)
50403020100Nitrate (M)
3.02.01.00.0Phosphate (M)
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0
Dep
th (m
)
20100Temperature (C)
35.034.0Salinity (PSU)
27.525.0Sigma Theta (kg m
-3)
15N and 18O-NO3- at ALOHA
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Dep
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87654321015N-NO3
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Dep
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87654321018O-NO3
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Fluxes of N at Station ALOHA
300 m trap
150 m trap
500 m trap
Export
Remineralization flux
Remineralization flux
PN Flux, 15N
PN Flux, 15N
PN Flux, 15N
NO3- NH4
+
Remineralization flux
N2
ALOHA 15N vs. 18O
Assimilation
15N-NO3-
18O
-NO
3-
Fully consumed NO3-
Produced PN
N and O isotope dynamics in nitrate
Assimilation
15N-NO3-
18O
-NO
3-
Fully consumed NO3-
PN
N and O isotope dynamics in nitrate
N2 fixation
ALOHA 15N vs. 18O
15N and 18O-NO3- at ALOHA
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Dep
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87654321015N-NO3
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Dep
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87654321018O-NO3
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15N and 18O-NO3- at ALOHA
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Dep
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87654321015N-NO3
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15N and 18O-NO3- at K2
15NNO3
MLD
EZD
PN
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-4.0 -2.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0
predicted d15N measured d15N difference
Real data from K2 cast 24