Publication Date:
2022-05-25
Description:
Author Posting. © Inter-Research, 2005. This article is posted here by permission of Inter-Research for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Marine Ecology Progress Series 295 (2005): 33-42, doi:10.3354/meps295033.
Description:
Gradients of dimethylsulfide (DMS), dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP), dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), and bacterial numbers and diversity from the surface microlayer to 500 cm depth were assessed in coastal waters surrounding the Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Observatory, Massachusetts, USA. Microlayer samples were collected with a surface skimmer: a partially submerged, rotating glass cylinder (‘drum’) that allows the collection of a thin layer of water by adherence to the drum. A depletion of DMS towards the water surface (10 cm) was found at all sampling days, with largest gradients during rough sea surface conditions. The steep gradients show that gas fluxes and transfer velocities, based on the concentration disequilibrium between the water and the atmosphere, need to be based on near surface gas concentration values. Elevated DMSP, DMSO concentrations and bacterial numbers were found at the sea surface during calm conditions. Although degassing and photo-oxidation on the skimmer will bias the microlayer data, the results indicate stratification of DMSP, DMSO and bacteria during periods of smooth sea surface conditions.
Description:
We also thank the postdoctoral
scholar program at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,
with funding provided by the J. Seward Johnson Fund.
Keywords:
Marine sulfur
;
Bacteria
;
Depth profiles
;
Microlayer sampling
;
Coastal waters
;
DMS
;
DMSP
;
DMSO
Repository Name:
Woods Hole Open Access Server
Type:
Article
Format:
application/pdf
