Differences in the biological carbon pump at three subtropical ocean sites
We report primary production of organic matter and organic carbon removal from three subtropical open ocean time-series stations, two located in the Atlantic and one in the Pacific, to quantify the biological components of the oceanic carbon pump. We find that within subtropical gyres, export produc...
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ftwilliammarycol:oai:scholarworks.wm.edu:vimsarticles-2412 2023-06-11T04:14:38+02:00 Differences in the biological carbon pump at three subtropical ocean sites Neuer, S Davenport, R Freudenthal, T Wefer, G Llinaus, O Rueda, MJ Steinberg, Deborah K. Karl, DM 2002-09-14T07:00:00Z application/pdf https://scholarworks.wm.edu/vimsarticles/1413 doi: 10.1029/2002GL015393 https://scholarworks.wm.edu/context/vimsarticles/article/2412/viewcontent/Neuer_et_al_2002_Geophysical_Research_Letters.pdf unknown W&M ScholarWorks https://scholarworks.wm.edu/vimsarticles/1413 doi: 10.1029/2002GL015393 https://scholarworks.wm.edu/context/vimsarticles/article/2412/viewcontent/Neuer_et_al_2002_Geophysical_Research_Letters.pdf VIMS Articles North-Atlantic ocean Pacific ocean Sargasso sea Biological Sciences Peer-Reviewed Articles Environmental Sciences Oceanography text 2002 ftwilliammarycol https://doi.org/10.1029/2002GL015393 2023-05-04T17:44:32Z We report primary production of organic matter and organic carbon removal from three subtropical open ocean time-series stations, two located in the Atlantic and one in the Pacific, to quantify the biological components of the oceanic carbon pump. We find that within subtropical gyres, export production varies considerably despite similar phytoplankton biomass and productivity. We provide evidence that the removal of organic carbon is linked to differences in nutrient input into the mixed layer, both from eddy induced mixing and dinitrogen fixation. These findings contribute to our knowledge of the spatial heterogeneity of the subtropical oceans, which make up more than 50% of all ocean area and are thought to spread in the course of CO2- induced global warming. Text North Atlantic W&M ScholarWorks Pacific Geophysical Research Letters 29 18 32-1 32-4 |
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We report primary production of organic matter and organic carbon removal from three subtropical open ocean time-series stations, two located in the Atlantic and one in the Pacific, to quantify the biological components of the oceanic carbon pump. We find that within subtropical gyres, export production varies considerably despite similar phytoplankton biomass and productivity. We provide evidence that the removal of organic carbon is linked to differences in nutrient input into the mixed layer, both from eddy induced mixing and dinitrogen fixation. These findings contribute to our knowledge of the spatial heterogeneity of the subtropical oceans, which make up more than 50% of all ocean area and are thought to spread in the course of CO2- induced global warming. |
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Differences in the biological carbon pump at three subtropical ocean sites |
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