Bodil A. Bluhm, Johanna M. Aarflot, Tove M. Gabrielsen, Øyvind Foss, Agneta Fransson, Nils Olav Handegard, Oliver Müller
{"title":"Seasonality and interannual variability of physical, chemical and biological states and processes in the northern Barents Sea and adjacent areas","authors":"Bodil A. Bluhm, Johanna M. Aarflot, Tove M. Gabrielsen, Øyvind Foss, Agneta Fransson, Nils Olav Handegard, Oliver Müller","doi":"10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103469","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103469","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20620,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Oceanography","volume":"234 ","pages":"Article 103469"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143891525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jialong Luo , Limin Hu , Xiaoyu Wang , Yanguang Liu , Xun Gong , Yuanhui Huang , Weiguo Wang , Anatolii Astakhov , Oleg Dudarev , Igor Semiletov , Xuefa Shi
{"title":"The Arctic Oscillation controls interannual transport and fate of particulate organic carbon on the Eurasian Arctic Shelf","authors":"Jialong Luo , Limin Hu , Xiaoyu Wang , Yanguang Liu , Xun Gong , Yuanhui Huang , Weiguo Wang , Anatolii Astakhov , Oleg Dudarev , Igor Semiletov , Xuefa Shi","doi":"10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103468","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103468","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Carbon export through the Arctic rivers could significantly impact land–ocean interactions and coastal ecosystems under global warming. However, the transport dynamics and coastal fate of these carbon associated with large river plumes on the adjacent shelves remain largely unknown, particularly under large-scale climate patterns like the Arctic Oscillation (AO). In this study, we analyzed the interannual variation of particulate organic carbon (POC) and hydrological properties on the Eurasian Arctic Shelf (EAS) during summer to examine the influence of AO on the coastal dispersal of POC in the EAS. Our results revealed interannual spatial heterogeneity in highly depleted δ<sup>13</sup>C<sub>POC</sub> values in the Laptev Sea under varying atmospheric conditions. This significant depletion of δ<sup>13</sup>C<sub>POC</sub> could be attributed to the selective dispersal of aquatic biomass POC, coupled with rapid settlement of mineral-rich POC, as indicated by the relationship between δ<sup>13</sup>C<sub>POC</sub> and salinity within the Lena plume. Therefore, variations in the pathways of river plumes, driven by atmospheric forcing under the annual AO regime, could not only affect the hydrological regime of the Laptev Sea but also modulate the dispersal and dynamics of POC in the EAS. Our findings are crucial for understanding the biogeochemical behavior of terrigenous POC and its impact on the future carbon cycle and coastal ecosystem in the Arctic margins, particularly in the context of recent warming and a positive trend of AO.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20620,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Oceanography","volume":"234 ","pages":"Article 103468"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143675639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wei-dong Zhai , Xiang-hui Guo , Yan Bai , Xianqiang He , Kai Tang , Minhan Dai
{"title":"Surface CO2 partial pressure and air–sea CO2 flux on the China side of the South Yellow Sea based on multiple-year underway measurements during 2005–2011 and comparison with results for 2011–2018","authors":"Wei-dong Zhai , Xiang-hui Guo , Yan Bai , Xianqiang He , Kai Tang , Minhan Dai","doi":"10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103466","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103466","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>By resolving spatiotemporal variations in sea surface partial pressure of CO<sub>2</sub> (<em>p</em>CO<sub>2</sub>) based on multiple-year underway measurements, we quantified basin-scale air–sea CO<sub>2</sub> exchange flux on the China side of the South Yellow Sea between 2005 and 2011, and compared it with the result obtained between 2011 and 2018. Over the three subregions under study, the area-weighted average of the CO<sub>2</sub> influx rate was estimated to be 1.1 ± 1.5 mol m<sup>−2</sup> yr<sup>−1</sup> during 2005–2011, which is only half the annual CO<sub>2</sub> influx rate over the adjacent East China Sea shelf but not remarkably different from the rate (0.4 ± 2.1 mol m<sup>−2</sup> yr<sup>−1</sup>) estimated for almost the same sea area during 2011–2018. Over central and western parts of the South Yellow Sea, subregion-specific fitting curves of monthly variations in air–sea CO<sub>2</sub> flux during 2005–2011 were consistent with those monthly variations during 2011–2018. However, over the southern part of the South Yellow Sea near the Changjiang Estuary, the fitting curve of monthly variations in air–sea CO<sub>2</sub> fluxes during 2005–2011 located systematically on one side of the monthly variation estimated for 2011–2018, indicating that annual CO<sub>2</sub> uptake had weakened in this subregion. Both cases were different from some other ocean margin areas characterized by enhanced CO<sub>2</sub> uptake following rise in atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub>. To study the potential shift in terms of shelf CO<sub>2</sub> sources and sinks over multiple decades and under environmental changes, further field observations and data-based research are needed on several large continental shelves.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20620,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Oceanography","volume":"234 ","pages":"Article 103466"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143645123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Claire M. Spillman , Alistair J. Hobday , Erik Behrens , Ming Feng , Antonietta Capotondi , Sophie Cravatte , Neil J. Holbrook , Alex Sen Gupta
{"title":"What makes a marine heatwave forecast useable, useful and used?","authors":"Claire M. Spillman , Alistair J. Hobday , Erik Behrens , Ming Feng , Antonietta Capotondi , Sophie Cravatte , Neil J. Holbrook , Alex Sen Gupta","doi":"10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103464","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103464","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>There is growing concern among decision makers in a warming world that increasing frequency and severity of extreme events, such as marine heatwaves, is making historical information less representative and useful. To aid decision making in a rapidly warming ocean, researchers have developed new forecast tools that can predict marine heatwaves on sub-seasonal to seasonal timescales. As demand from marine stakeholders increases for actionable information, effective transfer is paramount for uptake and response. Here we consider three aspects critical to aid this information transfer. The model system must be <u>useful</u> – having the appropriate model type, resolution, and domain, with model skill verified against observations. The forecasts must be <u>useable</u> with skill on timescales relevant to decision making, interpretable by end users, and delivered in a practical format. The forecast information must be <u>used</u>, which requires clear communication at appropriate levels, strong user engagement, and consideration of industry agility and incentives. Feedback between these three aspects is needed to ensure continuous improvement in the level of forecast usefulness, useability, and uptake. Forecasts are a critical tool in the management of climate risk and the framework we present here will be important for maintaining profitable and sustainable marine industries into the future.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20620,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Oceanography","volume":"234 ","pages":"Article 103464"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143675640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaosong Zhong , Jiaming Liu , Mengjiao Shi , Xiaotian Liu , Zongqing Lv , Xiangbin Ran
{"title":"Nutrient dynamics in the East China Sea: Seasonal changes, budget, and ecological impacts","authors":"Xiaosong Zhong , Jiaming Liu , Mengjiao Shi , Xiaotian Liu , Zongqing Lv , Xiangbin Ran","doi":"10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103463","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103463","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The continental seas have experienced significant eutrophication due to intensified anthropogenic activities. This study aims to elucidate the processes that govern the budgets of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN), dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP), and dissolved silicate (DSi) in the East China Sea (ECS). Key nutrient sources include terrestrial runoff, atmospheric deposition, water column regeneration, and Kuroshio Current (KC) intrusions, jointly influencing the concentrations, distribution, and stoichiometry of nutrients in the ECS. Diffusion at the sediment–water interface contributes over 30% of DIN input, while the KC and the Taiwan Warm Current dominate inputs of DIP (69.1%) and DSi (66.3%), respectively. In contrast, riverine inputs, accounting for 12.3% of DIN and 4.73% of DIP, primarily affect nearshore surface waters and have minimal influence offshore. The distinct sources and cycling processes of DIN, DIP, and DSi lead to imbalanced nutrient stoichiometry in the ECS. This imbalance is further exacerbated by the disparity between nutrient regeneration and primary production. This study highlights the need for effective nutrient management to mitigate negative ecological consequences in the ECS.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20620,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Oceanography","volume":"234 ","pages":"Article 103463"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143592010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Patterns of kinetic energy conversion in a time-average upper ocean","authors":"Carl Wunsch","doi":"10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103453","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103453","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Patterns of the spatial fluxes and conversion of oceanic kinetic energy are explored using a 26-year temporal average of a dynamically consistent ECCO state estimate. Because thermal-wind balance is found to be accurate over much of the ocean domain, and with correspondingly small Rossby numbers, a linear analysis is used. Despite the averaging the abyssal ocean average proves remarkably noisy, and thus the focus is on the upper ocean and using the surface layer to 50 m, and depths of 300, 2000, and 3000 m as representative. Surface patterns to 300 m are broadly consistent with what is expected from wind-forcing via Ekman layers. At 2000 m, north of the equator, the flow of North Atlantic Deep Water is dominated by interior flow, and not by the western boundary current used in some over-simplified descriptions. By 3000 m, fluxes are spatially intricate, and presumed to represent the effects of incompletely resolved topographic features. Deep western boundary currents are prominent in kinetic energy, with the surprising exception of the northern North Atlantic and have a complex structure. The complexity of the oceanic container (topography and lateral boundaries) controls much of the circulation when averaged over decades.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20620,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Oceanography","volume":"234 ","pages":"Article 103453"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143578484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hiroto Murase, Koki Abe, Fokje L. Schaafsma, Katsuro Katsumata
{"title":"Overview of the multidisciplinary ecosystem survey in the eastern Indian sector of the Southern Ocean (80–150°E) by the Japanese research vessel Kaiyo-maru in the 2018–19 austral summer (KY1804 survey)","authors":"Hiroto Murase, Koki Abe, Fokje L. Schaafsma, Katsuro Katsumata","doi":"10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103456","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103456","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20620,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Oceanography","volume":"233 ","pages":"Article 103456"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143582660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seasonal variations and biological regulation of deep-sea CO2 species in the Eastern Indian Ocean","authors":"Xi Wu , Xiaoqing Liu , Xiaolong Yuan , Jun Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103455","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103455","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The ocean absorbs anthropogenic CO<sub>2</sub> and sequesters it in deep water through the marine biological pump, playing an irreplaceable role in global climate change. This study investigates the vertical distribution of CO<sub>2</sub> system parameters in the deep Eastern Indian Ocean during autumn 2020 and spring 2021. Additionally, the role of biological processes in regulating the CO<sub>2</sub> system parameters were examined via incubation experiments. Results showed that dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and alkalinity concentrations were higher in deep layers compared to those in upper layers. pH decreased initially and then increased with depth, while the partial pressure of CO<sub>2</sub> followed an opposite trend to pH in both seasons. Overall, DIC concentration was higher, while dissolved organic carbon concentration and δ<sup>13</sup>C-DIC value were lower in the water column during spring 2021 than autumn 2020, indicating strong respiration during spring 2021. The surface seawater DIC absorption rates during autumn 2020 followed the sequence: St. 1 > St. 4 > St. 2, while the Chl-<em>a</em> increasing rates were: St. 1 > St. 2 > St. 4. The discrepancy indicated the relatively low production at St. 2 and high photosynthetic efficiency at St. 4, which was dependent on the light, phytoplankton composition and abundance. The DIC production rates declined with depth during spring 2021, which was controlled by temperature. The integrated-average rates in the water column followed the sequence: St. 8 > St. 6 > St. 5 > St. 7, heavily relying on microorganism species and abundance, which revealed that respiration processes in the aphotic layer also played important roles in regulating DIC variations and the carbon cycling in the ocean.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20620,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Oceanography","volume":"233 ","pages":"Article 103455"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143551984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Angelika Brandt , Davide Di Franco , Henry Knauber , Stefanie Kaiser , Andreas Kelch
{"title":"Bathyopsurus sonnei sp. nov. – A new species of the rare deep-sea isopod genus (Crustacea, Isopoda, Asellota) from the Aleutian Trench, north-eastern Pacific with notes on the Bathyopsurinae","authors":"Angelika Brandt , Davide Di Franco , Henry Knauber , Stefanie Kaiser , Andreas Kelch","doi":"10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103443","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103443","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A new species of the genus <em>Bathyopsurus</em> Nordenstam, 1955 (Munnopsidae, Bathyopsurinae) is described from the Aleutian Trench in the North-east Pacific collected during the RV Sonne expedition AleutBio (Aleutian Trench Biodiversity Studies) (SO293) from depths between 4224–5170 m from both the northern sub-Arctic slope as well as the southern North Pacific slope of the Aleutian Trench. <em>Bathyopsurus sonnei</em> sp. nov. differs from the other species of the genus in several characters related to the mouthparts and pleopod 2 of the female.</div><div><em>Bathyopsurus sonnei</em> sp. nov. is 65 mm long, making it the largest munnopsid isopod ever sampled. The genus <em>Bathyopsurus</em> is considered rare, with only a few specimens sampled to date, and only limited genetic data available prior to this study. In this study, we present the first mitochondrial DNA data for the genus, specifically COI and 16S sequences. Our results indicate that, despite being collected from opposite sides of the trench, the specimens belong to the same species.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20620,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Oceanography","volume":"234 ","pages":"Article 103443"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143715173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cristina de Oliveira Dias , Adriana Valente Araujo , Pedro Freitas de Carvalho , Luis Carlos Pinto de Macedo-Soares , Daniel Leite Moreira , Sérgio Luiz Costa Bonecker
{"title":"Mesozooplankton community: Structure, functionality, and food availability in a tropical area of the Southwest Atlantic Ocean","authors":"Cristina de Oliveira Dias , Adriana Valente Araujo , Pedro Freitas de Carvalho , Luis Carlos Pinto de Macedo-Soares , Daniel Leite Moreira , Sérgio Luiz Costa Bonecker","doi":"10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103441","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103441","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We investigated the taxonomic and functional complexity of a mesozooplankton community and associated trophic relationships in a tropical area of the Southwest Atlantic Ocean. Mesozooplankton communities showed a clear distribution between coastal and oceanic regions. Along the continental shelf, areas influenced by the upwelling of the Cabo Frio and plume of the Paraíba do Sul River, characterized by high productivity and nutrient availability, showed the highest abundance of mesozooplankton. Small-to-medium-sized mesozooplankton species, characterized by current feeding and a broadcast spawning strategy, were dominant over other species. Picoplankton and microplankton were found to be key predictors of the abundance of current-feeding group. For cruise/ambush–feeding group, suspended particulate matter and autotrophic microplankton were significant predictors of their abundance. Ambush-feeding group is primarily influenced by the availability of current-feeding and cruise/ambush–feeding groups and suspended particulate matter. This study provides insights into the functional groups of the zooplankton community in the South Atlantic Ocean and addresses a notable gap in our understanding of interactions at the base of the marine food web across much of the western South Atlantic Ocean. This information is crucial for understanding the potential impacts of global climate change and local disturbances on marine trophic dynamics in the region.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20620,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Oceanography","volume":"233 ","pages":"Article 103441"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143509084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}