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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-6461-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-6461-2018
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02 Nov 2018
Research article |  | 02 Nov 2018

Evaluation of the seasonal formation of subsurface negative preformed nitrate anomalies in the subtropical North Pacific and North Atlantic

Robert T. Letscher and Tracy A. Villareal

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The formation rates of oxygen to nitrogen anomalies in the subtropical North Pacific and North Atlantic were estimated from time series data. We find that vertically migrating phytoplankton, which traverse ~ 100–150 m in the upper ocean over days to acquire nutrients from waters at depth and return to the surface for photosynthesis, likely explain the observed anomalies and help sustain surface ocean productivity and the biological pump throughout the annual cycle in the subtropical ocean.
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