Shallow particulate organic carbon regeneration in the South Pacific Ocean [Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences]
Particulate organic carbon (POC) produced in the surface ocean sinks through the water column and is respired at depth, acting as a primary vector sequestering carbon in the abyssal ocean. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are sensitive to the length (depth) scale over which respiration converts POC back to inorganic carbon,...
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - Category: Science Authors: Frank J. Pavia, Robert F. Anderson, Phoebe J. Lam, B. B. Cael, Sebastian M. Vivancos, Martin Q. Fleisher, Yanbin Lu, Pu Zhang, Hai Cheng, R. Lawrence Edwards Tags: Physical Sciences Source Type: research