Where is mineral ballast important for surface export of particulate organic carbon in the ocean?

• Main Authors: Le Moigne, Frédéric A.C., Pabortsava, Katsiaryna, Marcinko, Charlotte L.J., Martin, Patrick, Sanders, Richard J.
• 其他作者: Earth Observatory of Singapore
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2015
• 主題: DRNTU::Science::Geology::Mineralogy
• 在線閱讀: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104375; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24597

Correlations between particulate organic carbon (POC) and mineral fluxes in the deep ocean have inspired the inclusion of “ballast effect” parameterizations in carbon cycle models. A recent study demonstrated regional variability in the effect of ballast minerals on the flux of POC in the deep ocean...