A high-resolution marine mercury model MITgcm-ECCO2-Hg with online biogeochemistry

Abstract 1/5 ∘. The finer portrayal of surface Hg concentrations in estuarine and coastal areas, strong western boundary flow and upwelling areas, and concentration diffusion as vortex shapes demonstrate the effects of turbulence that are neglected in previous models. Ecological events such as algal blooms can cause a sudden enhancement of phytoplankton biomass and chlorophyll concentrations, which can also result in a dramatic change in particle-bound Hg (Hg aq P) sinking flux simultaneously in our simulation. In the global estuary region, including riverine Hg input in the high-resolution model allows us to reveal the outward spread of Hg in an eddy shape driven by fine-scale ocean currents. With faster current velocities and diffusion rates, our model captures the transport and mixing of Hg from river discharge in a more accurate and detailed way and improves our understanding of Hg cycle in the ocean.

Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
A high-resolution marine mercury model MITgcm-ECCO2-Hg with online biogeochemistry ; volume:16 ; number:20 ; year:2023 ; pages:5915-5929 ; extent:15
Geoscientific model development ; 16, Heft 20 (2023), 5915-5929 (gesamt 15)

Creator
Zhu, Siyu
Wu, Peipei
Zhang, Siyi
Jahn, Oliver
Li, Shu
Zhang, Yanxu

DOI
10.5194/gmd-16-5915-2023
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023102604312701475939
Rights
Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Zhu, Siyu
  • Wu, Peipei
  • Zhang, Siyi
  • Jahn, Oliver
  • Li, Shu
  • Zhang, Yanxu

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