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On the long-range offshore transport of organic carbon from the Canary Upwelling System to the open North Atlantic
Elisa Lovecchio
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Environmental Physics, Institute for Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH-Zürich, Universitätstrasse 16, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
Nicolas Gruber
Environmental Physics, Institute for Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH-Zürich, Universitätstrasse 16, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
Matthias Münnich
Environmental Physics, Institute for Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH-Zürich, Universitätstrasse 16, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
Zouhair Lachkar
Center for Prototype Climate Modeling, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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We find that a big portion of the phytoplankton, zooplankton, and detrital organic matter produced near the northern African coast is laterally transported towards the open North Atlantic. This offshore flux sustains a relevant part of the biological activity in the open sea and reaches as far as the middle of the North Atlantic. Our results, obtained with a state-of-the-art model, highlight the fundamental role of the narrow but productive coastal ocean in sustaining global marine life.
We find that a big portion of the phytoplankton, zooplankton, and detrital organic matter...
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