Vertical fluxes of particulate carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus from a sediment trap deployed west of Palmer Station, Antarctica at a depth of 170 meters, 1992-2019.

• Main Authors: LTER, Palmer Station Antarctica, Ducklow, Hugh, Stammerjohn, Sharon, Karl, David, Carrillo, Christopher
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Environmental Data Initiative 2022
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; Palmer Station; Palmer-Station; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/cb0ee837fd2615ae133dcfdc0b806571; https://portal.edirepository.org/nis/mapbrowse?packageid=knb-lter-pal.26.5

Particulate organic matter is exported from the upper ocean euphotic zone in the form of large sinking particles and as dissolved material. Particle fluxes to depth link the surface and mesopelagic realm and supply food to the benthos. Sedimentation flux is typically measured with sediment traps of...