Physical and biological controls on carbon cycling in the equatorial Pacific

Science

Volumn 266, Issue 5182, 1994, Pages 58-65

  Murray, James W ^a   Barber, Richard T ^b   Roman, Michael R ^c   Bacon, Michael P ^d   Feely, Richard A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^e Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON CYCLING; DEEP SEA; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSICAL FORCING; RECYCLED NUTRIENT; UPWELLING;

PACIFIC; PACIFIC, (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 0028160346     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.266.5182.58     Document Type: Review

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104. Logistical support for the EqPac project was provided by NSF OCE 9024379 and the NOAA Climate and Global Change Program. For continuous support, we thank N. Andersen, P. Taylor, M. Scott, L. Duguay, and J. Todd. We thank the captains, crews, and technicians of the R/V Thompson, R/V Baldridge, and R/V Discoverer for help; S. Kadar for logistical support; and B. Frost, K. Banse, and L. Balistrieri for reviewing the manuscript. We thank all of the EqPac investigators who have contributed data and ideas. Some of the ideas presented here reflect discussions held at two JGOFS/EqPac workshops. This paper is University of Washington School of Oceanography contribution number 2009, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory contribution number 1461, University of Maryland Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies contribution 2552, and US-JGOFS contribution number 107.