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Articles | Volume 22, issue 21
Articles | Volume 22, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-6309-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-6309-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 22, issue 21
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04 Nov 2025
Research article |  | 04 Nov 2025

Distribution and fluxes of marine particles in the South China Sea continental slope: implications for carbon export

Shujin Guo, Mingliang Zhu, Wenlong Xu, Shan Zheng, Sumei Liu, Ying Wu, Juan Du, Chenhao Zhao, and Xiaoxia Sun

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We studied how marine particles in the ocean help move carbon from surface waters to the deep sea along the South China Sea slope. Using underwater cameras, we found that large particles, although fewer in number, carry most of the carbon downward. Ocean eddies strongly influenced this process: compared with anticyclonic eddies, cyclonic eddies increased the proportion of large particles, thereby enhancing carbon export.
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