Evidence of nitrate-based nighttime atmospheric nucleation driven by marine microorganisms in the South Pacific
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
120(48)
Опубликована: Ноя. 22, 2023
Our
understanding
of
ocean–cloud
interactions
and
their
effect
on
climate
lacks
insight
into
a
key
pathway:
do
biogenic
marine
emissions
form
new
particles
in
the
open
ocean
atmosphere?
Using
measurements
collected
ship-borne
air–sea
interface
tanks
deployed
Southwestern
Pacific
Ocean,
we
identified
particle
formation
(NPF)
during
nighttime
that
was
related
to
plankton
community
composition.
We
show
nitrate
ions
are
only
species
for
which
abundance
could
support
NPF
rates
our
semicontrolled
experiments.
Nitrate
also
prevailed
natural
pristine
atmosphere
were
elevated
under
higher
sub-10
nm
concentrations.
hypothesize
these
nucleation
events
fueled
by
complex,
short-term
biogeochemical
cycling
involving
microbial
loop.
These
findings
suggest
perspective
with
previously
unidentified
role
origin
aerosol
nucleation.
Язык: Английский
Pronounced Diel Cycling of Dissolved Carbohydrates and Amino Acids in the Surface Ocean and across Diverse Regimes
Environmental Science & Technology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
59(1), С. 419 - 429
Опубликована: Дек. 20, 2024
The
metabolism
of
phytoplankton
cells
is
synchronized
with
the
diel
light
cycle.
Likewise,
associated
heterotrophic
bacteria
adjust
their
expression
transporter-
and
catabolism-related
genes
to
target
dissolved
organic
matter
released
by
cell.
Dissolved
combined
carbohydrates
(DCCHO)
amino
acids
(DAA)
are
major
products
bacterial
substrates.
Here,
we
show
that
variations
DCCHO
DAA
concentrations
accounted
for
a
significant
turnover
total
carbon
(TOC)
pool
(up
5.0%,
at
rate
0.37
μM
C
h–1)
nitrogen
(TON)
5.5%,
0.04
N
across
diverse
oceanic
regimes
(sub-Antarctic
subtropical
waters
Southwestern
Pacific
Ocean).
Glucose
contributed
most
observed
turnover,
while
polar
dominated
turnover.
concentration
composition
correlated
viral
abundance,
suggesting
lysis
may
have
caused
highest
night.
Our
finding
cycling
supports
notion
universally
ecosystem
dynamics.
Such
periodicity
enhance
nutrient
thus
primary
production
constrains
parts
yet
uncharacterized
labile
flux
fueling
microbial
pump.
Язык: Английский