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In:
Supplement to: Betzer, Peter R; Showers, William J; Laws, Edward A; Winn, Christopher D; DiTullio, Giacomo R; Kroopnick, Peter M (1984): Primary productivity and particle fluxes on a transect of the equator at 153°W in the Pacific Ocean. Deep-Sea Research Part A. Oceanographic Research Papers, 31(1), 1-11, https://doi.org/10.1016/0198-0149(84)90068-2
Publication Date:
2024-02-01
Description:
Primary productivity (14C) and mass flux measurements using a free-drifting sediment trap deployed at 900 m were made at four stations in the Pacific Ocean between 12°N and 6°S at 153°W. The latitudinal variations in productivity were consistent with historical patterns showing the equator as a zone of high production and the oligotrophic waters north of the equatorial region as an area of low productivity. The correlation coefficient between the two sets of independent measurements was 0.999, indicating that in this oceanic area the activity of the primary producers was closely related to the total mass flux. A re-examination of historical data suggests that the downward flux of particulate organic carbon varies in direct proportion to the quotient of surface primary production raised to the 1.4 power and depth raised to the 0.63 power.
Keywords:
Betzer; DEPTH, water; Hawaii Ocean Time-Series; HOT; JGOFS; Joint Global Ocean Flux Study; LATITUDE; LONGITUDE; Primary production of carbon per area, yearly; Total, flux per year
Type:
Dataset
Format:
text/tab-separated-values, 8 data points
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