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The estimation of organic contents in marine sediments based on bromine intensity by the XRF scanner
Received date: 2021-04-06
Revised date: 2021-06-25
Online published: 2021-07-01
Supported by
Key Special Project for Introduced Talents Team of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou)(GML2019ZD0206)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(42176079)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(41976062)
Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences(2017395)
Guangdong Program for Support of Top-notch Young Professionals(20162901)
The Bromine (Br) intensity collected by the non-destructive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) core scanner has been used to estimate the content of organic carbon in marine sediment in high speeds. However, the accuracy of this estimation and the effectiveness of various calibration methods need to be carefully evaluated. In this study, two gravity cores from the Arabian Sea and South China Sea, where the organic contents and their source components are different in sediment, are selected to investigate the correlation between the total organic carbon (TOC) content and the Br intensity by the core scanner. This study also analyzes the influence of water content and evaluates the effectiveness of different calibration methods used to estimate the TOC content according to the Br intensity. A good correlation is found between the Br intensity and the TOC in marine sediment with high organic carbon contents, no matter whether the Br intensity is calibrated or not. However, the estimation of sedimentary TOC content should be cautiously used when terrigenous organic matter is high.
WU Lanjun , LI Gang . The estimation of organic contents in marine sediments based on bromine intensity by the XRF scanner[J]. Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2022 , 41(2) : 112 -120 . DOI: 10.11978/2021041
图4 阿拉伯海MK7G岩芯Br计数与总有机碳TOC含量的相关关系图a. Br计数与TOC相关性分析; b. Br* (Br*=Br计数/总计数, 即总计数均一化处理后的Br计数)与有机碳含量相关性分析; c. Br# (Br#=Br计数/(瑞利散射/康普顿散射强度)即瑞利散射/康普顿散射强度比值均一化处理后的Br计数)与有机碳含量相关性分析; d. 含水量与瑞利散射/康普顿散射强度比值相关性分析 Fig. 4 Plots of Br counts and TOC content for MK7G in northern Arabian Sea |
图6 阿拉伯海MK7G岩芯实测有机碳含量和利用回归关系所转换的有机碳数据(a)、Ti/Ca比值(b)、δ13C (c)变化图有机碳含量Ⅰ: [y=(x-0.002)/0.015, 其中y代表有机碳含量, x代表Br计数/总计数], 即根据 Fig. 6 Depth profiles of measured TOC, the estimated TOC, Ti/Ca ratio, and carbon isotope of organic carbon for MK7G in northern Arabian Sea |
图7 南海B9实测有机碳含量和利用回归关系所转换的有机碳数据以及C/N比值变化图有机碳含量Ⅰ: [y=(x-0.009)/0.009, 其中y代表有机碳含量, x代表Br计数/总计数], 即根据 Fig. 7 Depth profiles of measured TOC content, the estimated TOC, and the C/N ratio for B9 in South China Sea |
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