Biogeochemical characteristics of suspended particulates at
deep chlorophyll maximum layers in the East China Sea

Liu, Qianqian; Kandasamy, Selvaraj; Lin, Baozhi; Wang, Huawei; Chen, Chen‐Tung Arthur

doi:10.5194/bg-2017-290

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“…The samples were processed and measured as described by Liu et al . (). Isotopic values of organic matter were shown in standard δ ‐notation as per mil deviations relative to the conventional standard, i.e.…”

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“…Each sediment sample was analyzed for d 13 C three times using an elemental analyzer (Elementar Analysensysteme GmbH, Hanau, Germany) interfaced with a continuous flow isotope ratio mass spectrometer (IRMS; PDZ Europa 20-20; Sercon Limited, Crewe, UK), with an analytical error <1% at the Stable Isotope Facility at the University of California Davis (USA). The samples were processed and measured as described by Liu et al (2018). Isotopic values of organic matter were shown in standard d-notation as per mil deviations relative to the conventional standard, i.e.…”

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Carbon isotope and rare earth element composition of Late Quaternary sediment gravity flow deposits on the mid shelf of East China Sea: Implications for provenance and origin of hybrid event beds

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The East China Sea Shelf has an unusually wide and low gradient shelf, supplied from sediment-charged rivers and large river delta systems, with bottom currents sweeping the sea floor and located in the path of strong typhoons. Sediment gravity flow deposits, including four hybrid event beds and a high density turbidite, are identified in a core from the mid-shelf of the East China Sea. The hybrid event beds typically comprise three or two internal divisions from the base to the top: (i) H1, H3 and H5; or (ii) H3 and H5. Radiocarbon ages of the hybrid event beds were in the range of 3821 to 8526 yr BP. Based on correlation with surrounding cores, the hybrid events may have happened at any time between 1930 yr BP and 3890 yr BP. The d 13 C values in hybrid event beds together with bathymetry data suggest local erosion on the shelf. The average d 13 C value for the H1 division is similar to the H3 division in the hybrid event beds, implying that the organic matter in the H1 and H3 divisions may come from the same source area. Cross-plots of upper continental crust normalized rare earth elements in the five units reveal that the sediment source of the four hybrid event beds and the turbidite was ultimately primarily from Korean rivers. Partial transformation from a moderate-strength debris flow with the additional role of erosional bulking can explain occurrences of hybrid event beds on the East China Sea Shelf. The data indicate that hybrid sediment gravity flow deposits were 1861 sourced from intra-shelf failures and subsequently transformed and deposited as hybrid event beds. The study shows that hybrid sediment gravity flows and turbidity currents may not necessarily indicate proximity to a major fluvial or deltaic system and that intra-shelf sedimentation can be a sediment source. It is unlikely that the debris flows and turbidity currents were triggered by a hyperpycnal flow or tsunami, because both can carry continental and/or coastal signals which have not been recognized in the core. Typhoons are the probable triggering mechanism.

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Carbon isotope and rare earth element composition of Late Quaternary sediment gravity flow deposits on the mid shelf of East China Sea: Implications for provenance and origin of hybrid event beds

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Biogeochemical characteristics of suspended particulates at deep chlorophyll maximum layers in the East China Sea

Abstract: that is contrary to a number of previous studies' conclusion. Nonetheless, given the complications associated with stable isotopes of organic matter, additional parameters such as radiocarbon and biomarkers are crucial to Biogeosciences Discuss., https://doi

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Carbon isotope and rare earth element composition of Late Quaternary sediment gravity flow deposits on the mid shelf of East China Sea: Implications for provenance and origin of hybrid event beds

Carbon isotope and rare earth element composition of Late Quaternary sediment gravity flow deposits on the mid shelf of East China Sea: Implications for provenance and origin of hybrid event beds

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