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Nitrous oxide (N2O) in the sea surface microlayer and underlying water during a phytoplankton bloom: a mesocosm study
Ina Stoltenberg
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Marine Biogeochemistry, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, 24148, Germany
Lea Lange
Marine Biogeochemistry, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, 24148, Germany
Marine Biogeochemistry, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, 24148, Germany
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In order to decipher the effect of a phytoplankton bloom on N2O, dissolved N2O was measured in the upper 1 mm of the water column (seasurface microlayer) and in the underlying water during a mesocosm study. N2O concentrations were slightly enriched in the microlayer compared to the underlying water and were apparently not affected by irradiation and a phytoplankton bloom. Our results indicate that the role of the surface microlayer for N2O cycling has been overlooked so far.
In order to decipher the effect of a phytoplankton bloom on N2O, dissolved N2O was measured in...
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