Carbon export and transfer to depth across the Southern Ocean Great Calcite Belt

Rosengard, S. Z.; Lam, P. J.; Balch, W. M.; Auro, M. E.; Pike, S.; Drapeau, D.; Bowler, B.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-3953-2015

Articles | Volume 12, issue 13

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-3953-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-3953-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 13

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02 Jul 2015

Research article |

| 02 Jul 2015

Carbon export and transfer to depth across the Southern Ocean Great Calcite Belt

S. Z. Rosengard, P. J. Lam, W. M. Balch, M. E. Auro, S. Pike, D. Drapeau, and B. Bowler

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RC C563: 'Review of Rosengard et al. “Carbon export and transfer to depth across the Southern Ocean Great Calcite Belt”', Anonymous Referee #1, 10 Mar 2015
- AC C2351: 'Response to Referee #1, on behalf of authors of "Carbon export and transfer to depth across the Southern Ocean Great Calcite Belt"', Sarah Rosengard, 21 May 2015
RC C1522: 'Review of "Carbon export and transfer to depth across the Southern Ocean Great Calcite Belt" (Rosengard et al)', Anonymous Referee #2, 22 Apr 2015
- AC C2353: 'Response to Referee #2, on behalf of authors of "Carbon export and transfer to depth across the Southern Ocean Great Calcite Belt"', Sarah Rosengard, 21 May 2015

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The transfer of particulate organic carbon (POC) into the deep ocean is an important atmospheric carbon dioxide sink. Observations from the Southern Ocean Great Calcite Belt region show that the relationship between POC and biogenic mineral fluxes varies with depth, between the surface and 1000m below. The results suggest that the transfer of POC into the deep ocean is more closely related to phytoplankton community structure than to mineral composition alone.