Articles | Volume 20, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-325-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-325-2023
Research article
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19 Jan 2023
Research article |  | 19 Jan 2023

Nitrite cycling in the primary nitrite maxima of the eastern tropical North Pacific

Nicole M. Travis, Colette L. Kelly, Margaret R. Mulholland, and Karen L. Casciotti

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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-2022-137', Anonymous Referee #1, 25 Jul 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Nicole Travis, 14 Aug 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on bg-2022-137', Anonymous Referee #2, 15 Aug 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Nicole Travis, 24 Aug 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (10 Sep 2022) by Carol Robinson
AR by Nicole Travis on behalf of the Authors (16 Oct 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (19 Oct 2022) by Carol Robinson
RR by Xianhui Sean Wan (03 Nov 2022)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (05 Nov 2022) by Carol Robinson
AR by Nicole Travis on behalf of the Authors (19 Nov 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes 
EF by Polina Shvedko (23 Nov 2022)  Manuscript   Supplement 
ED: Publish as is (27 Nov 2022) by Carol Robinson
AR by Nicole Travis on behalf of the Authors (07 Dec 2022)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
The primary nitrite maximum is a ubiquitous upper ocean feature where nitrite accumulates, but we still do not understand its formation and the co-occurring microbial processes involved. Using correlative methods and rates measurements, we found strong spatial patterns between environmental conditions and depths of the nitrite maxima, but not the maximum concentrations. Nitrification was the dominant source of nitrite, with occasional high nitrite production from phytoplankton near the coast.
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