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DOI	10.1029/2019JC015766
	Assessment of Nutrient Supply by a Tidal Jet in the Northern Strait of Georgia Based on a Biogeochemical Model
	Olson E.M.; Allen S.E.; Do V.; Dunphy M.; Ianson D.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	21699275
卷号	125 期号:8
英文摘要	We present a coupled three-dimensional biological-physical model for the Salish Sea and evaluate it by comparison to nitrate, silicate, and chlorophyll observations. It accurately reproduces nitrate concentrations with Willmott skill scores, root-mean-square error, and bias ranging from 0.84–0.95, 4.02–6.5 μM, and −2.33–1.84 μM, respectively, compared to three independent discrete sample data sets. A prominent feature of the model output is a tidal jet emanating from Discovery Passage producing a downstream plume of elevated surface nitrate. The signal is present from April to September, when surface nitrate is otherwise drawn down. It has a weak but statistically significant correlation to Discovery Passage tidal velocity (R=0.37, p<0.01). Within the turbulent jet and associated plume, the average rate of vertical nitrate supply due to mixing and advection across a depth of roughly 6 m is 0.46 μmol m−2 s−1 between 15 May and 20 August 2015, compared to 0.10 μmol m−2 s−1 for the northern Strait of Georgia as a whole. Close to Discovery Passage, where velocities and shear are strongest, the majority of the vertical nitrate flux is due to mixing. As velocities weaken downstream, vertical advection becomes more important relative to mixing, but vertical velocities also decrease. The tidal pulses out of Discovery Passage drive waves that contribute net upward nitrate flux as far south as Cape Lazo, 40 km away. The nitrate supply drives new production, consistent with existing observations. Similar dynamics have been described in many other tidally influenced coastal systems. ©2020. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved.
英文关键词	biogeochemical model; Discovery Passage; new production; nitrate; Strait of Georgia; tidal jet
语种	英语
来源期刊	Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/186736
作者单位	Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Institute of Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Sidney, BC, Canada
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Olson E.M.,Allen S.E.,Do V.,et al. Assessment of Nutrient Supply by a Tidal Jet in the Northern Strait of Georgia Based on a Biogeochemical Model[J],2020,125(8).
APA	Olson E.M.,Allen S.E.,Do V.,Dunphy M.,&Ianson D..(2020).Assessment of Nutrient Supply by a Tidal Jet in the Northern Strait of Georgia Based on a Biogeochemical Model.Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans,125(8).
MLA	Olson E.M.,et al."Assessment of Nutrient Supply by a Tidal Jet in the Northern Strait of Georgia Based on a Biogeochemical Model".Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 125.8(2020).