Understanding the nature of organic matter flux in the ocean remains a major goal of
oceanography because it impacts some of the most important processes in the ocean …

The open ocean carbonate pump represents the production and downward flux of
particulate inorganic carbon (PIC) in the form of calcium carbonate synthesized by calcifying …

PISCES-v2 is a biogeochemical model which simulates the lower trophic levels of marine
ecosystem (phytoplankton, microzooplankton and mesozooplankton) and the …

The vertical separation of organic matter formation from respiration can lead to net carbon
sequestration within the ocean's interior, making the biological pump an important …

Recent observations have shown that fluxes of ballast minerals (calcium carbonate, opal,
and lithogenic material) and organic carbon fluxes are closely correlated in the bathypelagic …

Mediated principally by the sinking of organic rich particles from the upper ocean, the
Biological Carbon Pump (BCP) is a significant component of the global carbon cycle. It …

The concentration and the major phase composition (particulate organic matter, CaCO 3,
opal, lithogenic matter, and iron and manganese oxyhydroxides) of marine particles is …

Ocean alkalinity is critical to the uptake of atmospheric carbon in surface waters and
provides buffering capacity towards the associated acidification. However, unlike dissolved …

The production of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) by planktonic microbes can
influence the fate of oil and chemical dispersants in the ocean through emulsification …

The flux of organic particles below the mixed layer is one major pathway of carbon from the
surface into the deep ocean. The magnitude of this export flux depends on two major …