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Articles | Volume 19, issue 3
Articles | Volume 19, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-807-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-807-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 19, issue 3
Research article
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10 Feb 2022
Research article |  | 10 Feb 2022

What can we learn from amino acids about oceanic organic matter cycling and degradation?

Birgit Gaye, Niko Lahajnar, Natalie Harms, Sophie Anna Luise Paul, Tim Rixen, and Kay-Christian Emeis

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Amino acids were analyzed in a large number of samples of particulate and dissolved organic matter from coastal regions and the open ocean. A statistical analysis produced two new biogeochemical indicators. An indicator of sinking particle and sediment degradation (SDI) traces the degradation of organic matter from the surface waters into the sediments. A second indicator shows the residence time of suspended matter in the ocean (RTI).
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