Articles | Volume 19, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-2043-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-2043-2022
Research article
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14 Apr 2022
Research article |  | 14 Apr 2022

New constraints on biological production and mixing processes in the South China Sea from triple isotope composition of dissolved oxygen

Hana Jurikova, Osamu Abe, Fuh-Kwo Shiah, and Mao-Chang Liang

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on bg-2020-448', Anonymous Referee #1, 07 Feb 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on bg-2020-448', Anonymous Referee #2, 09 Mar 2021
  • RC3: 'Comment on bg-2020-448', Anonymous Referee #3, 11 Mar 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (08 Jun 2021) by Carol Robinson
AR by Hana Jurikova on behalf of the Authors (24 Sep 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (25 Sep 2021) by Carol Robinson
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (09 Dec 2021)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (21 Jan 2022)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (21 Jan 2022) by Carol Robinson
AR by Hana Jurikova on behalf of the Authors (15 Feb 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (02 Mar 2022) by Carol Robinson
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Short summary
We studied the isotopic composition of oxygen dissolved in seawater in the South China Sea. This tells us about the origin of oxygen in the water column, distinguishing between biological oxygen produced by phytoplankton communities and atmospheric oxygen entering seawater through gas exchange. We found that the East Asian Monsoon plays an important role in determining the amount of oxygen produced vs. consumed by the phytoplankton, as well as in inducing vertical water mass mixing.
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