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Spring net community production and its coupling with the CO2 dynamics in the surface water of the northern Gulf of Mexico
Zong-Pei Jiang
Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China
School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware, Newark,
Delaware, USA
School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware, Newark,
Delaware, USA
John Lehrter
Department of Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama, Dauphin Island, Alabama, USA
Baoshan Chen
School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware, Newark,
Delaware, USA
Zhangxian Ouyang
School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware, Newark,
Delaware, USA
Chengfeng Le
Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China
Brian J. Roberts
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Louisiana, USA
Najid Hussain
School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware, Newark,
Delaware, USA
Michael K. Scaboo
School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware, Newark,
Delaware, USA
Junxiao Zhang
South China Sea Marine Survey and Technology Center, State Oceanic
Administration, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Yuanyuan Xu
School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware, Newark,
Delaware, USA
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The biological production and air–sea CO2 exchange in the surface water of the northern Gulf of Mexico during springtime were mainly controlled by the changes in the availability of light and nutrients during the river–ocean mixing process, with strong CO2 uptake occurring in the river plume regions. The slow air–sea CO2 exchange rate and buffering effect of the CO2 system may result in decoupling between biological production and CO2 flux.
The biological production and air–sea CO2 exchange in the surface water of the northern Gulf of...
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