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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1729-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1729-2019
Research article
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25 Apr 2019
Research article |  | 25 Apr 2019

Patterns and drivers of dimethylsulfide concentration in the northeast subarctic Pacific across multiple spatial and temporal scales

Alysia E. Herr, Ronald P. Kiene, John W. H. Dacey, and Philippe D. Tortell

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Asher, E. C., Dacey, J. W. H., Jarníková, T., and Tortell, P. D.: Measurement of DMS, DMSO, and DMSP in natural waters by automated sequential chemical analysis, Limnol. Oceanogr.-Meth., 13, 451–462, https://doi.org/10.1002/lom3.10039, 2015. 
Asher, E., Dacey, J. W., Ianson, D., Peña, A., and Tortell, P. D.: Concentrations and cycling of DMS, DMSP, and DMSO in coastal and offshore waters of the Subarctic Pacific during summer, 2010–2011, J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans, 122, 3269–3286, https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JC012465, 2017. 
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Dimethylsulfide (DMS) is an essential component of the global sulfur cycle and a major source of climate-influencing aerosols. We examine the drivers of DMS concentration gradients along the British Columbia shelf by comparing DMS measurements to environmental variables and biological rates. We further combine new and existing data sets to provide a new summertime DMS climatology for the northeast subarctic Pacific. Our results highlight the importance of phytoplankton taxonomy to DMS cycling.
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