Carbon and nutrient fluxes in the North Atlantic
This study presents underway pCO2 data of a whole seasonal cycle in the North Atlantic between 40°N and 55°N. The data are compared to a historical dataset and the CO2 fluxes between atmosphere and ocean are calculated. The driving forces of the seawater pCO2 (temperature, biology, gas exchange, adv...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/13502/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/13502/1/diss_steinhoff.pdf https://macau.uni-kiel.de/receive/diss_mods_00005704 |
| Summary: | This study presents underway pCO2 data of a whole seasonal cycle in the North Atlantic between 40°N and 55°N. The data are compared to a historical dataset and the CO2 fluxes between atmosphere and ocean are calculated. The driving forces of the seawater pCO2 (temperature, biology, gas exchange, advection and convection) are quantified and nutrient concentration in the mixed layer of the North Atlantic are estimated. Furthermore a combined dataset of surface measurements of CO2 and N2O are used to estimate biological production rates in the Mauritanian upwelling region off Northwest Africa. |
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