Carbon sequestration in the deep Atlantic enhanced by Saharan dust
Pabortsava, K.; Lampitt, R.S.; Benson, J.; Crowe, C.; McLachlan, R.; Le Moigne, F.A.C.; Moore, C.M.; Pebody, C.; Provost, P.; Rees, A.P.; Tilstone, G.H.; Woodward, M.S. (2017). Carbon sequestration in the deep Atlantic enhanced by Saharan dust. Nature Geoscience 10(3): 189-194. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2899
In: Nature Geoscience. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1752-0894; e-ISSN 1752-0908, more
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| Authors | | Top |
- Pabortsava, K.
- Lampitt, R.S.
- Benson, J.
- Crowe, C.
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- McLachlan, R.
- Le Moigne, F.A.C.
- Moore, C.M.
- Pebody, C.
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- Provost, P.
- Rees, A.P.
- Tilstone, G.H., more
- Woodward, M.S.
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| Abstract |
Dust-borne nutrients can enhance productivity in the surface ocean. Two years of sediment trap data reveal that dust enhances carbon export to depth by increasing surface nitrogen fixation, productivity and carbon sinking rates in the North Atlantic. |
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