Modeling the marine chromium cycle: new constraints on global-scale processes

Pöppelmeier, Frerk; Janssen, David J.; Jaccard, Samuel L.; Stocker, Thomas F.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5447-2021

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Modeling the marine chromium cycle: new constraints on global-scale processes

Frerk Pöppelmeier, David J. Janssen, Samuel L. Jaccard, and Thomas F. Stocker

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Chromium (Cr) is a redox-sensitive element that holds promise as a tracer of ocean oxygenation and biological activity. We here implemented the oxidation states Cr(III) and Cr(VI) in the Bern3D model to investigate the processes that shape the global Cr distribution. We find a Cr ocean residence time of 5–8 kyr and that the benthic source dominates the tracer budget. Further, regional model–data mismatches suggest strong Cr removal in oxygen minimum zones and a spatially variable benthic source.