Effect of natural iron fertilization on carbon sequestration in the Southern Ocean
The availability of iron limits primary productivity and the associated uptake of carbon over
large areas of the ocean. Iron thus plays an important role in the carbon cycle, and changes …
large areas of the ocean. Iron thus plays an important role in the carbon cycle, and changes …
Salp blooms drive strong increases in passive carbon export in the Southern Ocean
Abstract The Southern Ocean contributes substantially to the global biological carbon pump
(BCP). Salps in the Southern Ocean, in particular Salpa thompsoni, are important grazers …
(BCP). Salps in the Southern Ocean, in particular Salpa thompsoni, are important grazers …
Re-evaluating the 238U-salinity relationship in seawater: Implications for the 238U–234Th disequilibrium method
The concentration of 238U in seawater is an important parameter required for applications of
uranium decay-series radionuclides used to understand particle export and cycling in …
uranium decay-series radionuclides used to understand particle export and cycling in …
Combined Use of Short-Lived Radionuclides (234Th and 210Po) as Tracers of Sinking Particles in the Ocean
Radionuclides can provide key information on the temporal dimension of environmental
processes, given their well-known rates of radioactive decay and production. Naturally …
processes, given their well-known rates of radioactive decay and production. Naturally …
Mesoscale ocean fronts enhance carbon export due to gravitational sinking and subduction
MR Stukel, LI Aluwihare, KA Barbeau… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Enhanced vertical carbon transport (gravitational sinking and subduction) at mesoscale
ocean fronts may explain the demonstrated imbalance of new production and sinking …
ocean fronts may explain the demonstrated imbalance of new production and sinking …
Factors regulating the Great Calcite Belt in the Southern Ocean and its biogeochemical significance
Abstract The Great Calcite Belt (GCB) is a region of elevated surface reflectance in the
Southern Ocean (SO) covering~ 16% of the global ocean and is thought to result from …
Southern Ocean (SO) covering~ 16% of the global ocean and is thought to result from …
High-resolution spatial and temporal measurements of particulate organic carbon flux using thorium-234 in the northeast Pacific Ocean during the EXport Processes in …
The EXport Processes in the Ocean from RemoTe Sensing (EXPORTS) program of National
Aeronautics and Space Administration focuses on linking remotely sensed properties from …
Aeronautics and Space Administration focuses on linking remotely sensed properties from …
A review of present techniques and methodological advances in analyzing 234Th in aquatic systems
The short-lived thorium isotope 234Th (half-life 24.1 days) has been used as a tracer for a
variety of transport processes in aquatic systems. Its use as a tracer of oceanic export via …
variety of transport processes in aquatic systems. Its use as a tracer of oceanic export via …
Thorium-234 as a tracer of particle dynamics and upper ocean export in the Atlantic Ocean
SA Owens, S Pike, KO Buesseler - Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical …, 2015 - Elsevier
The flux of sinking particles is an important removal mechanism of carbon and other
chemical species from the surface ocean as part of the biological pump. Euphotic zone …
chemical species from the surface ocean as part of the biological pump. Euphotic zone …
Contributions of mesozooplankton to vertical carbon export in a coastal upwelling system
Mesozooplankton can directly impact global biogeochemical cycles by repackaging
particulate organic carbon (POC) into dense, rapidly sinking fecal pellets and by undertaking …
particulate organic carbon (POC) into dense, rapidly sinking fecal pellets and by undertaking …