A Global Ocean Opal Ballasting–Silicate Relationship

Abstract Opal and calcium carbonate are thought to regulate the biological pump's transfer of organic carbon to the deep ocean. A global sediment trap database exhibits large regional variations in the organic carbon flux associated with opal flux. These variations are well‐explained by upper o...

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Main Authors: B. B. Cael, C. Mark Moore, Joe Guest, Tereza Jarníková, Colleen B. Mouw, Chris Bowler, Edward Mawji, Stephanie A. Henson, Corinne Le Quéré
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-10-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL110225