The Biological Carbon Pump in the North Atlantic
Mediated principally by the sinking of organic rich particles from the upper ocean, the Biological Carbon Pump (BCP) is a significant component of the global carbon cycle. It transfers roughly 11 Gt C yr(-1) into the ocean's interior and maintains atmospheric carbon dioxide at significantly low...
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ftmetuankair:oai:https://open.metu.edu.tr:11511/31027 2023-05-15T17:27:30+02:00 The Biological Carbon Pump in the North Atlantic Sanders, Richard Henson, Stephanie A. Koski, Marja De la Rocha, Christina L. Painter, Stuart C. Poulton, Alex J. Riley, Jennifer Salihoğlu, Barış Visser, Andre Yool, Andrew Bellerby, Richard Martin, Adrian P. 2014-12-01 https://hdl.handle.net/11511/31027 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2014.05.005 unknown PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY Sanders R., Henson S. A. , Koski M., De la Rocha C. L. , Painter S. C. , Poulton A. J. , Riley J., SALİHOĞLU B., Visser A., Yool A., et al., "The Biological Carbon Pump in the North Atlantic", PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY, cilt.129, ss.200-218, 2014 doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2014.05.005 218 0079-6611 84919465825 200 https://hdl.handle.net/11511/31027 129 WOS:000347737700003 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ CC-BY-NC-ND Transparent exopolymer particles Particulate organic-matter Copepods calanus-helgolandicus Abandoned larvacean houses Zooplankton fecal pellets Marine snow Time-series Egg-production Sinking velocity Settling velocities Journal Article 2014 ftmetuankair https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2014.05.005 2020-12-11T12:13:13Z Mediated principally by the sinking of organic rich particles from the upper ocean, the Biological Carbon Pump (BCP) is a significant component of the global carbon cycle. It transfers roughly 11 Gt C yr(-1) into the ocean's interior and maintains atmospheric carbon dioxide at significantly lower levels than would be the case if it did not exist. More specifically, export by the BCP in the North Atlantic is similar to 0.55-1.94 Gt C yr(-1). A rich set of observations suggests that a complex set of processes drives this export. However, significant uncertainties exist regarding the BCP in the North Atlantic, including both the magnitude of the downward flux and the ecological, chemical and physical processes by which it is sustained and controlled. Our lack of detailed mechanistic understanding has also hindered modelling attempts to quantify and predict changes to the BCP. In this paper, we assess current knowledge concerning the BCP in the North Atlantic in order to identify priorities for future research, as well as suggesting how they might be addressed. (C) 2014 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Copepods OpenMETU (Middle East Technical University) Progress in Oceanography 129 200 218 |
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Mediated principally by the sinking of organic rich particles from the upper ocean, the Biological Carbon Pump (BCP) is a significant component of the global carbon cycle. It transfers roughly 11 Gt C yr(-1) into the ocean's interior and maintains atmospheric carbon dioxide at significantly lower levels than would be the case if it did not exist. More specifically, export by the BCP in the North Atlantic is similar to 0.55-1.94 Gt C yr(-1). A rich set of observations suggests that a complex set of processes drives this export. However, significant uncertainties exist regarding the BCP in the North Atlantic, including both the magnitude of the downward flux and the ecological, chemical and physical processes by which it is sustained and controlled. Our lack of detailed mechanistic understanding has also hindered modelling attempts to quantify and predict changes to the BCP. In this paper, we assess current knowledge concerning the BCP in the North Atlantic in order to identify priorities for future research, as well as suggesting how they might be addressed. (C) 2014 Published by Elsevier Ltd. |
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Sanders, Richard Henson, Stephanie A. Koski, Marja De la Rocha, Christina L. Painter, Stuart C. Poulton, Alex J. Riley, Jennifer Salihoğlu, Barış Visser, Andre Yool, Andrew Bellerby, Richard Martin, Adrian P. |
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The Biological Carbon Pump in the North Atlantic |
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The Biological Carbon Pump in the North Atlantic |
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Sanders R., Henson S. A. , Koski M., De la Rocha C. L. , Painter S. C. , Poulton A. J. , Riley J., SALİHOĞLU B., Visser A., Yool A., et al., "The Biological Carbon Pump in the North Atlantic", PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY, cilt.129, ss.200-218, 2014 doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2014.05.005 218 0079-6611 84919465825 200 https://hdl.handle.net/11511/31027 129 WOS:000347737700003 |
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