Large-scale groundwater flow and sedimentary diagenesis in continental shelves influence marine chemical budgets

Author:

Wilson Alicia M.ORCID,Osborne Andrew,White Scott M.ORCID

Abstract

AbstractThe major ion chemistry of the ocean has been assumed to be controlled by river input, hydrothermal circulation at mid-ocean ridges, carbonate production, and low-temperature alteration of seafloor basalt, but marine chemical budgets remain difficult to balance. Here we propose that large-scale groundwater flow and diagenetic reactions in continental shelf sediments have been overlooked as an important contributor to major ion budgets in the ocean. Based on data synthesized from 17 passive margin basins, continental shelves contribute fluid exchanges comparable to hydrothermal circulation at mid-ocean ridges. Chemical exchange is similarly significant, indicating removal of Mg2+ from the oceans at rates similar to mid-ocean ridge convection. Continental shelves likely contribute Ca2+ and K+ to the oceans at rates that, in combination with low-temperature basalt alteration, can close current budget deficits. Flow and reaction in continental shelf sediments should be included in a new generation of studies addressing marine isotope budgets.

Funder

National Science Foundation

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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