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The ballast effect of lithogenic matter and its influences on the carbon fluxes in the Indian Ocean
Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Institute for Geology, University of Hamburg, 20146 Hamburg,
Germany
Birgit Gaye
Institute for Geology, University of Hamburg, 20146 Hamburg,
Germany
Kay-Christian Emeis
Institute for Geology, University of Hamburg, 20146 Hamburg,
Germany
Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Coastal Research,
21502 Geesthacht, Germany
Venkitasubramani Ramaswamy
National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, 403004, India
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Data obtained from sediment trap experiments in the Indian Ocean indicate that lithogenic matter ballast increases organic carbon flux rates on average by 45 % and by up to 62 % at trap locations in the river-influenced regions of the Indian Ocean. Such a strong lithogenic matter ballast effect implies that land use changes and the associated enhanced transport of lithogenic matter may significantly affect the CO2 uptake of the organic carbon pump in the receiving ocean areas.
Data obtained from sediment trap experiments in the Indian Ocean indicate that lithogenic matter...
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