Quantification of multiple simultaneously occurring nitrogen flows in the euphotic ocean

Xu, Min Nina; Wu, Yanhua; Zheng, Li Wei; Zheng, Zhenzhen; Zhao, Huade; Laws, Edward A.; Kao, Shuh-Ji

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-1021-2017

Articles | Volume 14, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-1021-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-1021-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 4

Research article

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03 Mar 2017

Research article |

| 03 Mar 2017

Quantification of multiple simultaneously occurring nitrogen flows in the euphotic ocean

Min Nina Xu, Yanhua Wu, Li Wei Zheng, Zhenzhen Zheng, Huade Zhao, Edward A. Laws, and Shuh-Ji Kao

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RC1: 'Review of "Quantification of multiple simultaneously occurring nitrogen flows in the euphotic ocean"', Anonymous Referee #1, 29 Aug 2016
RC2: 'Quantification of multiple simultaneously occurring nitrogen flows in the euphotic ocean', Anonymous Referee #2, 02 Sep 2016
- AC2: 'bg-2016-298-AR2', Shuh-Ji Kao, 10 Nov 2016
RC3: 'Review of Xu and coworkers', Anonymous Referee #3, 15 Sep 2016
- AC3: 'bg-2016-298-AR3', Shuh-Ji Kao, 10 Nov 2016
AC1: 'bg-2016-298-AR1', Shuh-Ji Kao, 10 Nov 2016

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (11 Nov 2016) by Jack Middelburg

AR by Shuh-Ji Kao on behalf of the Authors (09 Dec 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (12 Dec 2016) by Jack Middelburg

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (30 Dec 2016)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (01 Jan 2017)

RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (25 Jan 2017)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (03 Feb 2017) by Jack Middelburg

AR by Shuh-Ji Kao on behalf of the Authors (13 Feb 2017) Author's response

ED: Publish as is (14 Feb 2017) by Jack Middelburg

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To resolve multiple N transformation rates, we proposed an innovative “isotope matrix method” to simultaneously derive rates for multiple transformations. This method was designed specifically for incubations in the euphotic zone under simulated in situ light conditions and minimized potential biases caused by non-targeted processes. The method facilitates simple post hoc analysis of data and can be used to probe specific effects of environmental factors on the rates of interactive N processes.