在 210 Po 和 210 上面的水和他们的潜在的应用里的 Pb 在南部的海洋(车站 IV3 ) 和华南海(NS44 ) 作为粒子出口和矿化作用的一个代理被检验。210 Po 是表面水里的赤字但是相对 210 表面下的水里的 Pb。在 210 Po 和微粒器官的碳(停靠港)显示了 210 Po 源于微粒有机物( POM )出口和矿化作用分别地,它被减少的δ 13 C 和增加的δ 15 N 向下由于粒子矿化作用。根据 210Po/210 Pb 盒子模型,从表面水的停靠港出口流动是 1.2 mmol C · m −2 · d −1 和 2.3 mmol 为车站 NS44 和 IV3 的 C · m −2 · d −1 分别地。在表面下的水里, 210 Po 是 0.062 Bq · m −2 · d −1 和 0.566 Bq ·为与 52 ± 2 的 recycle 效率一起的车站 NS44 和 IV3 的 m −2 · d −16% 和 119 ± 5 2% 分别地。POM 的重新使矿物化的流动源于 210 Po 和出口停靠港是 0.6 mmol C · m −2 · d −1 和 2.7 mmol C 为 NS44 和 IV3 的· m −2 · d −1 。这研究建议了那 210 Po 是粒子出口和矿化作用的强大的 tracer。
Disequilibria between ^210Po and ^210Pb in the upper water and their potential applications as a proxy of particle export and remineralization were examined in the Southern Ocean (station IV3) and the South China Sea (NS44). ^210po was deficit in surface waters but excessive relative to ^210Pb in subsurface waters. Good positive correlation between ^210Po and particulate organic carbon (POC) indicated deficits and excess of ^210Po resulted from particulate organic matter (POM) export and remJneralization respectively, which was also supported by the decreased δ^13C and increased δ^15N downwards as a result of particle remineralization. On the basis of ^210Po/^210Pb box-model, POC export flux out of the surface waters were 1.2 mmol C. m^-2. d^-1 and 2.3 mmol C. m^-2. d^-1 for station NS44 and IV3, respectively. In the subsurface waters, remineralization fluxes of ^210Po were 0.062 Bq. m^-2.d^-1 and 0.566 Bq.m^-2.d^-1 for station NS44 and IV3 along with the recycle efficiency of 52±26% and 119±52%, respectively. Remineralized fluxes of POM derived from ^210Po and exported POC were 0.6 mmol C.m^-2.d^-1 and 2.7 mmol C. m^-2. d^-1 for NS44 and IV3. This study suggested that ^210Po was a powerful tracer of particle export and remineralization.