State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, China.
College of Public Management, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang, 550025, China.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2020 Apr;27(12):13142-13154. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-07872-8. Epub 2020 Feb 3.
The coupled carbonate weathering represents a significant carbon sink and can be controlled by the riverine hydrochemical variations. However, magnitudes, variations, and mechanisms responsible for the carbon sink produced by coupled carbonate weathering are unclear. In view of this, temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, electrical conductivity, and discharge of the Xijiang River at Wuzhou Hydrologic Gauging Station was recorded during October 2013 to September 2015 to elucidate the temporal variations in riverine hydrochemistry and their controlling mechanisms. To obtain the complete carbon sink flux (CSF) produced by coupled carbonate weathering with terrestrial aquatic photosynthesis in the river basin, the fluxes of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), autochthonous organic carbon (AOC, sourced from the transformation of DIC via aquatic photosynthesis), and sedimentary AOC were all considered. The results show that seasonal hydrochemical variations in the Xijiang River were related not only to dilution effects but also aquatic primary production. These results demonstrate that the variations in discharge caused by rainfall played a dominant role in controlling the variations in the CSF due to the chemostatic behavior of DIC and dissolved organic carbon (DOC). The CSF of the Xijiang River produced by coupled carbonate weathering was calculated as 11.06 t C km a, including DIC carbon sink flux of 6.56 t C km a, AOC flux (F) of 2.25 t C km a, and sedimentary AOC flux (F) of 2.25 t C km a. The F and F together accounted for approximately 69% of DIC carbon sink flux, or approximately 41% of the CSF, indicating that the riverine AOC flux may be high and must be considered in the estimation of rock weathering-related carbon sinks.
耦合碳酸盐风化是一个重要的碳汇,其可受河流地球化学变化的控制。然而,耦合碳酸盐风化产生的碳汇的量级、变化及机制尚不清楚。鉴于此,于2013年10月至2015年9月期间记录了梧州水文站西江的温度、pH值、溶解氧、浊度、电导率及流量,以阐明河流地球化学的时间变化及其控制机制。为获得流域内耦合碳酸盐风化与陆地水生光合作用产生的完整碳汇通量(CSF),对溶解无机碳(DIC)、自源有机碳(AOC,源自DIC通过水生光合作用的转化)及沉积AOC的通量均进行了考量。结果表明,西江的季节性地球化学变化不仅与稀释效应有关,还与水生初级生产有关。这些结果表明,由于DIC和溶解有机碳(DOC)的化学稳定行为,降雨引起的流量变化在控制CSF变化方面起主导作用。耦合碳酸盐风化产生的西江CSF计算为11.06 t C km⁻¹ a⁻¹,其中包括6.56 t C km⁻¹ a⁻¹的DIC碳汇通量、2.25 t C km⁻¹ a⁻¹的AOC通量(F)及2.25 t C km⁻¹ a⁻¹的沉积AOC通量(F)。F和F合起来约占DIC碳汇通量的69%,或CSF的约41%,这表明河流AOC通量可能很高,在估算与岩石风化相关的碳汇时必须予以考虑。