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Exploratory research on new source of atmospheric reactive nitrogen focusing on marine nitrogen-fixing organisms

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21K19835
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Medium-sized Section 63:Environmental analyses and evaluation and related fields
Research InstitutionHokkaido University

Principal Investigator

Miyazaki Yuzo  北海道大学, 低温科学研究所, 助教 (60376655)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 鈴木 光次  北海道大学, 地球環境科学研究院, 教授 (40283452)
Project Period (FY) 2021-07-09 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥6,370,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,470,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000)
Keywords大気反応性窒素 / 海洋窒素固定 / アンモニア / 有機態窒素 / 海洋大気 / 大気アンモニア / 反応性窒素 / エアロゾル / 大気エアロゾル / 海洋エアロゾル / 窒素固定
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究は、海水中で微生物が窒素分子を(栄養塩として利用可能な)反応性窒素へと変換するプロセスである窒素固定に着目し、海洋表層の窒素固定生物が大気反応性窒素の有意な放出源となり得るかを明らかにする。実験室内における人工海水での窒素固定生物の培養および大気連続捕集と反応性窒素の測定により、窒素固定生物が生成する反応性窒素が大気へ放出される質量フラックスと気相・粒子相の質量割合、およびそのフラックス量を制御する支配要因の解明に挑戦する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to elucidate the contribution of marine nitrogen-fixing microorganism (Trichodesmium) to the formation of atmospheric reactive nitrogen by a laboratory incubation experiment. During the incubation period of approximately two months, it was observed that dissolved nitrogen was exuded from Trichodesmium during the exponential phase of the growth stage. Throughout the experiment, ammonium/ammonia and water-soluble organic nitrogen (WSON) were the major reactive nitrogen components in both particulate and gas phases. Overall results showed that the atmospheric emission of acidic WSON was more evident during the exponential and stationary growth phases, while the emissions of basic reactive nitrogen were more significant during the decline and death phases. This study demonstrated the sea-to-air emissions of ammonia and WSON associated with the growth and decline of nitrogen-fixing microorganism for the first time.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

海洋の窒素固定生物は、従来考えられてきた熱帯・亜熱帯などの貧栄養海域以外でも近年、極域などより広範囲にその存在が報告されている。海洋生物にとっての「利用源」である、窒素固定で生成された反応性窒素が大気の「放出源」になるという発想は従来なく、本研究は大気-海洋間の窒素収支の定量的理解において重要な知見をもたらし、その学術的意義は大きい。本研究で明らかになった海水から大気へ移行する反応性窒素は、大気微粒子の酸性度や新粒子生成など、大気質や粒子数変化の理解において重要であり、雲の生成などを通して海洋微生物が及ぼす気候影響などの理解において新たな研究展開が期待できる。

Report

(3 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2023 2022 2021

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Marine nitrogen fixation as a possible source of atmospheric water-soluble organic nitrogen aerosols in the subtropical North Pacific2023

    • Author(s)
      Dobashi Tsukasa、Miyazaki Yuzo、Tachibana Eri、Takahashi Kazutaka、Horii Sachiko、Hashihama Fuminori、Yasui-Tamura Saori、Iwamoto Yoko、Wong Shu-Kuan、Hamasaki Koji
    • Journal Title

      Biogeosciences

      Volume: 20 Issue: 2 Pages: 439-449

    • DOI

      10.5194/bg-20-439-2023

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 大気海洋統合: 人新世における生物地球化学的物質循環と気候への海洋エアロゾルフィードバック2022

    • Author(s)
      伊藤彰記,宮﨑雄三,竹谷文一,岩本洋子,金谷有剛,西岡純
    • Journal Title

      大気化学研究

      Volume: 47

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 海洋からの大気反応性窒素の放出生成における海洋窒素固定プロセスの役割2023

    • Author(s)
      土橋 司,鈴木 光次, 立花 英里, 宮﨑 雄三
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2023
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Effects of marine nitrogen fixation on atmospheric emissions of reactive nitrogen revealed by a laboratory incubation experiment2022

    • Author(s)
      Yuzo Miyazaki, Tsukasa Dobashi, Eri Tachibana, and Koji Suzuki
    • Organizer
      SOLAS Open Science Conference 2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 室内培養実験による大気水溶性有機態窒素の生成に及ぼす海洋窒素固定プロセスの影響の解明2021

    • Author(s)
      土橋 司,鈴木光次, 宮﨑雄三
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) Meeting 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report

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