Fueling export production: nutrient return pathways from the deep ocean and their dependence on the Meridional Overturning Circulation
In the Southern Ocean, mixing and upwelling in the presence of heat and freshwater surface fluxes transform subpycnocline water to lighter densities as part of the upward branch of the Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC). One hypothesized impact of this transformation is the restoration of nutr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2010-11-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/7/3549/2010/bg-7-3549-2010.pdf |