scholarly journals Impact of ocean acidification and elevated temperatures on early juveniles of the polar shelled pteropod <i>Limacina helicina</i>: mortality, shell degradation, and shell growth

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 8177-8214 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Lischka ◽  
J. Büdenbender ◽  
T. Boxhammer ◽  
U. Riebesell
Keyword(s):  
Ocean Acidification ◽  
Surface Waters ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Shell Growth ◽  
Shell Diameter ◽  
Partial Pressures ◽  
Limacina Helicina ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Arctic Surface

Abstract. Due to their aragonitic shell thecosome pteropods may be particularly vulnerable to ocean acidification driven by anthropogenic CO2 emissions. This applies specifically to species inhabiting Arctic surface waters that are projected to become locally undersaturated with respect to aragonite as early as 2016. This study investigated the effects of rising pCO2 partial pressures and elevated temperature on pre-winter juveniles of the polar pteropod Limacina helicina. After a 29 days experiment in September/October 2009 at three different temperatures and under pCO2 scenarios projected for this century, mortality, shell degradation, shell diameter and shell increment were investigated. Temperature and pCO2 had a significant effect on mortality, but temperature was the overriding factor. Shell diameter, shell increment and shell degradation were significantly impacted by pCO2 but not by temperature. Mortality was 46% higher at 8 °C compared to 3 °C (in situ), and 14% higher at 1100 μatm CO2 as compared to 230 μatm CO2. Shell diameter and increment were reduced by 10% and 12% at 1100 μatm CO2 as compared to 230 μatm CO2, respectively, and shell degradation was 41% higher at elevated compared to ambient pCO2 partial pressures. We conclude that pre-winter juveniles will be negatively affected by both rising temperature and pCO2 which may result in a possible abundance decline of the overwintering population, the basis for next year's reproduction.

scholarly journals Impact of ocean acidification and elevated temperatures on early juveniles of the polar shelled pteropod <i>Limacina helicina</i>: mortality, shell degradation, and shell growth

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 919-932 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Lischka ◽  
J. Büdenbender ◽  
T. Boxhammer ◽  
U. Riebesell
Keyword(s):  
Ocean Acidification ◽  
Surface Waters ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Shell Growth ◽  
Shell Diameter ◽  
Partial Pressure Of Co2 ◽  
Limacina Helicina ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Arctic Surface

Abstract. Due to their aragonitic shell, thecosome pteropods may be particularly vulnerable to ocean acidification driven by anthropogenic CO2 emissions. This applies specifically to species inhabiting Arctic surface waters that are projected to become temporarily and locally undersaturated with respect to aragonite as early as 2016. This study investigated the effects of rising partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) and elevated temperature on pre-winter juveniles of the polar pteropod Limacina helicina. After a 29 day experiment in September/October 2009 at three different temperatures and under pCO2 scenarios projected for this century, mortality, shell degradation, shell diameter and shell increment were investigated. Temperature and pCO2 had a significant effect on mortality, but temperature was the overriding factor. Shell diameter, shell increment and shell degradation were significantly impacted by pCO2 but not by temperature. Mortality was 46% higher at 8 °C than at in situ temperature (3 °C), and 14% higher at 1100 μatm than at 230 μatm. Shell diameter and increment were reduced by 10 and 12% at 1100 μatm and 230 μatm, respectively, and shell degradation was 41% higher at elevated compared to ambient pCO2. We conclude that pre-winter juveniles will be negatively affected by both rising temperature and pCO2 which may result in a possible decline in abundance of the overwintering population, the basis for next year's reproduction.

scholarly journals Shell dissolution observed in <i>Limacina helicina antarctica</i> from the Ross Sea, Antarctica: paired shell characteristics and in situ seawater chemistry

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin M. Johnson ◽  
Umihiko Hoshijima ◽  
Cailan S. Sugano ◽  
Alice T. Nguyen ◽  
Gretchen E. Hofmann
Keyword(s):  
Southern Ocean ◽  
Ocean Acidification ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Ross Sea ◽  
Carbonate Chemistry ◽  
Active Dissolution ◽  
In Situ Conditions ◽  
Single Station ◽  
Limacina Helicina

Abstract. The euthecosome (shelled) Antarctic pteropod, Limacina helicina antarctica, is a dominant member of the Southern Ocean macrozooplankton community, and due to its aragonitic shell, is thought to be particularly vulnerable to ocean acidification and under-saturation conditions that are predicted in the future. Notably, pteropods in surface waters and near the continental shelf in the Ross Sea are highly vulnerable as these regions are predicted to be seasonally under-saturated within 2–3 decades. Carbonate chemistry data are rare for this region and here we present the results of a 6-week field study and report patterns of dissolution of juvenile pteropods along with carbonate chemistry of seawater at the time of collection. Conducted in McMurdo Sound in the south Ross Sea in the Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean, L. h. antarctica was successfully collected in plankton tows through the fast sea ice at a single station at 50 m. During the 6-week field study, ocean pH was relatively stable, ranging from 7.988 in October to 8.029 by early December. Calculated saturation states for aragonite (Ωarag) over the 6-week study period ranged from 1.16 to 1.24. Pteropods collected at each sampling time point were prepared for SEM and analysis revealed that roughly 63 % of the shells displayed some degree of shell irregularities suggesting that active dissolution of the aragonitic shell was ongoing under in situ conditions. These results add to the accumulating evidence that shelled pteropods of the Southern Ocean are experiencing aragonite under-saturation events in the present-day that lead to a majority of individuals displaying shell dissolution. Predicted changes to the carbonate system in the Southern Ocean from ocean acidification will likely expand the intensity and duration of these under-saturation events, increasing the need to better understand how pteropods will fare in response to ocean acidification.

scholarly journals Imminent ocean acidification in the Arctic projected with the NCAR global coupled carbon cycle-climate model

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 515-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Steinacher ◽  
F. Joos ◽  
T. L. Frölicher ◽  
G.-K. Plattner ◽  
S. C. Doney
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Cycle ◽  
Ocean Acidification ◽  
Surface Waters ◽  
Climate Model ◽  
Atmospheric Co2 ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Hydrogen Ion Concentration ◽  
Anthropogenic Carbon ◽  
Ipcc Sres ◽  
Arctic Surface

Abstract. Ocean acidification from the uptake of anthropogenic carbon is simulated for the industrial period and IPCC SRES emission scenarios A2 and B1 with a global coupled carbon cycle-climate model. Earlier studies identified seawater saturation state with respect to aragonite, a mineral phase of calcium carbonate, as a key variable governing impacts on corals and other shell-forming organisms. Globally in the A2 scenario, water saturated by more than 300%, considered suitable for coral growth, vanishes by 2070 AD (CO2≈630 ppm), and the ocean volume fraction occupied by saturated water decreases from 42% to 25% over this century. The largest simulated pH changes worldwide occur in Arctic surface waters, where hydrogen ion concentration increases by up to 185% (ΔpH=−0.45). Projected climate change amplifies the decrease in Arctic surface mean saturation and pH by more than 20%, mainly due to freshening and increased carbon uptake in response to sea ice retreat. Modeled saturation compares well with observation-based estimates along an Arctic transect and simulated changes have been corrected for remaining model-data differences in this region. Aragonite undersaturation in Arctic surface waters is projected to occur locally within a decade and to become more widespread as atmospheric CO2 continues to grow. The results imply that surface waters in the Arctic Ocean will become corrosive to aragonite, with potentially large implications for the marine ecosystem, if anthropogenic carbon emissions are not reduced and atmospheric CO2 not kept below 450 ppm.

scholarly journals Imminent ocean acidification projected with the NCAR global coupled carbon cycle-climate model

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 4353-4393 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Steinacher ◽  
F. Joos ◽  
T. L. Frölicher ◽  
G.-K. Plattner ◽  
S. C. Doney
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Cycle ◽  
Ocean Acidification ◽  
Surface Waters ◽  
Climate Model ◽  
Atmospheric Co2 ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Hydrogen Ion Concentration ◽  
Anthropogenic Carbon ◽  
Ipcc Sres ◽  
Arctic Surface

Abstract. Ocean acidification from the uptake of anthropogenic carbon is simulated for the industrial period and IPCC SRES emission scenarios A2 and B1 with a global coupled carbon cycle-climate model. Earlier studies identified seawater saturation state with respect to aragonite, a mineral phase of calcium carbonate, as a key variable governing impacts on corals and other shell-forming organisms. Globally in the A2 scenario, water saturated by more than 300%, considered suitable for coral growth, vanishes by 2070 AD (CO2≈630 ppm), and the ocean volume fraction occupied by saturated water decreases from 42% to 25% over this century. The largest simulated pH changes worldwide occur in Arctic surface waters, where hydrogen ion concentration increases by up to 185%. Projected climate change amplifies the decrease in Arctic surface mean saturation and pH by more than 20%, mainly due to freshening and increased carbon uptake in response to sea ice retreat. Modeled saturation compares well with observation-based estimates along an Arctic transect and simulated changes have been corrected for remaining model-data differences in this region. Aragonite undersaturation in Arctic surface waters is projected to occur locally soon and to become more widespread as atmospheric CO2 continues to grow. The results imply that surface waters in the Arctic Ocean will become corrosive to aragonite, with potentially large implications for the marine ecosystem, if anthropogenic carbon emissions are not reduced and atmospheric CO2 not kept below 450 ppm.

An Atomistic Study of the Nickel-Alumina Interfacial Reactions

1989 ◽  
Vol 153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Q. Zhong ◽  
F. S. Ohuchi
Keyword(s):  
Surface Science ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Interfacial Structure ◽  
Alloy Formation ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Partial Pressures ◽  
Atomistic Study ◽  
Reaction Processes ◽  
Sufficient Oxygen

AbstractThe initial stage of formation of the Ni/A12O3 interface under different conditions was studied by various surface science techniques. Nickel was deposited in situ in a UHV system onto the basal plane of a sapphire substrate at various temperatures and oxygen partial pressures. The interfacial reaction processes were simultaneously monitored by XPS. When Ni was deposited at elevated temperatures and in the presence of sufficient oxygen, the NiAl204 spinel was formed epitaxially on the Al2O3 substrate, as confirmed by LEED. While under UHV conditions (<4×10−11 torr) and at elevated temperatures (<800°C), the Al2O3 was partially reduced by Ni, and the evidence of Ni-Al intermetallic alloy formation was observed. Further efforts include the construction of a UHV system capable of preparing interfaces suitable for interfacial structure and adhesion studies.

In-Situ Neutron Diffraction Studies of Mixed Conducting Sr-Fe-Co-O Materials

1998 ◽  
Vol 547 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.J. Mitchell ◽  
J.W. Richardson ◽  
B. Ma ◽  
J.P. Hodges
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Diffraction ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Ceramic Membrane ◽  
Membrane Material ◽  
Partial Pressures ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Dense Ceramic ◽  
Scattering Lengths ◽  
In Situ Neutron Diffraction

AbstractSrFeCo0.5Oy has been identified as a potential dense ceramic membrane material used for gas separation at elevated temperatures. Neutrons play an important role in the study of such materials, particularly due to the favorable scattering lengths of Fe, Co and O. In-situ neutron diffraction experiments allow these materials to be studied under a wide range of temperatures and oxygen partial pressures. Results indicate very complex behavior of individual phases during synthesis and under operational membrane conditions.

scholarly journals Non-invasive in Situ Simultaneous Measurement of Multi-parameter Mechanical Properties of Red Blood Cell Membrane

2005 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 391-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Li ◽  
Yao-Xiong Huang ◽  
Tao Ji ◽  
Mei Tu ◽  
Xuan Mao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Cell Membrane ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Bending Modulus ◽  
Viscoelastic Parameters ◽  
Partial Pressures ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Shear Elasticity ◽  
External Conditions

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to develop a new dynamic image analyzing technique that will give us the ability to measure the viscoelastic parameters of individual living red blood cells non-invasively, in situ and in real time. With this technique, the bending modulus KC, the shear elasticity μ and their ratio ɛ were measured under different temperatures, oxygen partial pressures and osmotic pressures. The results not only show the effects of external conditions on mechanical properties of cell membranes including deformability, flexibility, adhesive ability and plasticity, but also demonstrate that the technique can be used to measure cell membrane parameters continuously under several physiological and pathological conditions.

scholarly journals High-temperature Fe oxidation coupled with redistribution of framework cations in lobanovite, K2Na(Fe2+ 4Mg2Na)Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4 – the first titanosilicate case

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 578-590 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena S. Zhitova ◽  
Andrey A. Zolotarev ◽  
Frank C. Hawthorne ◽  
Sergey V. Krivovichev ◽  
Viktor N. Yakovenchuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Iron Oxidation ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Bond Strengths ◽  
Increasing Temperature

The high-temperature (HT) behaviour of lobanovite, K2Na(Fe2+ 4Mg2Na)Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4, was studied using in situ powder X-ray diffraction in the temperature range 25–1000°C and ex situ single-crystal X-ray diffraction of 17 crystals quenched from different temperatures. HT iron oxidation associated with dehydroxylation starts at 450°C, similar to other ferrous-hydroxy-rich heterophyllosilicates such as astrophyllite and bafertisite. A prominent feature of lobanovite HT crystal chemistry is the redistribution of Fe and Mg+Mn cations over the M(2), M(3), M(4) sites of the octahedral (O) layer that accompanies iron oxidation and dehydroxylation. This HT redistribution of cations has not been observed in titanosilicates until now, and seems to be triggered by the need to maintain bond strengths at the apical oxygen atom of the TiO5 pyramid in the heteropolyhedral (H) layer during oxidation–dehydroxylation. Comparison of the HT behaviour of lobanovite with five-coordinated Ti and astrophyllite with six-coordinated Ti shows that the geometry of the Ti polyhedron plays a key role in the HT behaviour of heterophyllosilicates. The thermal expansion, geometrical changes and redistribution of site occupancies which occur in lobanovite under increasing temperature are reported. A brief discussion is given of minerals in which the cation ordering (usually for Fe and Mg) occurs together with iron oxidation–dehydroxylation at elevated temperatures: micas, amphiboles and tourmalines. Now this list is expanded by the inclusion of titanosilicate minerals.

Observations oh Nucleation and Growth of Voids in Nickel

1970 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 414-415
Author(s):  
J. L. Brimhall ◽  
H. E. Kissinger ◽  
B. Mastel
Keyword(s):  
High Purity ◽  
Growth Stage ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Early Growth ◽  
Nucleation And Growth ◽  
Pure Nickel ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Total Fluence ◽  
Neutron Exposure ◽  
Growth Of Voids

Some information on the size and density of voids that develop in several high purity metals and alloys during irradiation with neutrons at elevated temperatures has been reported as a function of irradiation parameters. An area of particular interest is the nucleation and early growth stage of voids. It is the purpose of this paper to describe the microstructure in high purity nickel after irradiation to a very low but constant neutron exposure at three different temperatures.Annealed specimens of 99-997% pure nickel in the form of foils 75μ thick were irradiated in a capsule to a total fluence of 2.2 × 1019 n/cm2 (E > 1.0 MeV). The capsule consisted of three temperature zones maintained by heaters and monitored by thermocouples at 350, 400, and 450°C, respectively. The temperature was automatically dropped to 60°C while the reactor was down.

Electron and ion irradiation-induced dissolution of mechanical twins in the intermetalic U3Si: An in situ HVEM study

1989 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 652-653
Author(s):  
Charles W. Allen ◽  
Robert C. Birtcher
Keyword(s):  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Ion Irradiation ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
National Laboratory ◽  
Argonne National Laboratory ◽  
Heavy Ion ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Mechanical Twinning ◽  
In Situ Experiments

The uranium silicides, including U3Si, are under study as candidate low enrichment nuclear fuels. Ion beam simulations of the in-reactor behavior of such materials are performed because a similar damage structure can be produced in hours by energetic heavy ions which requires years in actual reactor tests. This contribution treats one aspect of the microstructural behavior of U3Si under high energy electron irradiation and low dose energetic heavy ion irradiation and is based on in situ experiments, performed at the HVEM-Tandem User Facility at Argonne National Laboratory. This Facility interfaces a 2 MV Tandem ion accelerator and a 0.6 MV ion implanter to a 1.2 MeV AEI high voltage electron microscope, which allows a wide variety of in situ ion beam experiments to be performed with simultaneous irradiation and electron microscopy or diffraction.At elevated temperatures, U3Si exhibits the ordered AuCu3 structure. On cooling below 1058 K, the intermetallic transforms, evidently martensitically, to a body-centered tetragonal structure (alternatively, the structure may be described as face-centered tetragonal, which would be fcc except for a 1 pet tetragonal distortion). Mechanical twinning accompanies the transformation; however, diferences between electron diffraction patterns from twinned and non-twinned martensite plates could not be distinguished.

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