Where is mineral ballast important for surface export of particulate organic carbon in the ocean?

• Main Authors: Le Moigne, Frédéric A.C., Pabortsava, Katsiaryna, Marcinko, Charlotte L.J., Martin, Patrick, Sanders, Richard J.
• Other Authors: Earth Observatory of Singapore
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Geology::Mineralogy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104375; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24597
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Correlations between particulate organic carbon (POC) and mineral fluxes in the deep ocean have inspired the inclusion of “ballast effect” parameterizations in carbon cycle models. A recent study demonstrated regional variability in the effect of ballast minerals on the flux of POC in the deep ocean...