Attenuation of sinking particulate organic carbon flux through the mesopelagic ocean

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1089-1094

  Marsay, Chris M ^a,c   Sanders, Richard J ^a   Henson, Stephanie A ^a   Pabortsava, Katsiaryna ^a   Achterberg, Eric P ^a,b   Lampitt, Richard S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological carbon pump; Mesopelagic; Particulate organic carbon; Remineralization

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARBON METABOLISM; CARBON MINERALIZATION; CARBON SINK; CARBON STORAGE; COLD CLIMATE; DEEP SEA; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON FLUX; PELAGIC ZONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84921785424     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1415311112     Document Type: Article

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