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Iversen, Morten Hvitfeldt; Ploug, Helle (2013): Measurements of formation, degradation, and sinking velocity of diatom aggregates from laboratory studies performed at 15 °C and 4 °C [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.828266, Supplement to: Iversen, MH; Ploug, H (2013): Temperature effects on carbon-specific respiration rate and sinking velocity of diatom aggregates - potential implications for deep ocean export processes. Biogeosciences, 10(6), 4073-4085, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-4073-2013

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Abstract:
Most deep ocean carbon flux profiles show low and almost constant fluxes of particulate organic carbon (POC) in the deep ocean. However, the reason for the non-changing POC fluxes at depths is unknown. This study presents direct measurements of formation, degradation, and sinking velocity of diatom aggregates from laboratory studies performed at 15 °C and 4 °C during a three-week experiment. The average carbon-specific respiration rate during the experiment was 0.12 ± 0.03 at 15 °C, and decreased 3.5-fold when the temperature was lowered to 4 °C. No direct influence of temperature on aggregate sinking speed was observed. Using the remineralisation rate measured at 4 °C and an average particle sinking speed of 150 m d**-1, calculated carbon fluxes were similar to those collected in deep ocean sediment traps from a global data set, indicating that temperature plays a major role for deep ocean fluxes of POC.
Project(s):
Center for Marine Environmental Sciences (MARUM)
Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions from Marine Sediments @ AWI (AWI_Paleo)
Coverage:
Latitude: 55.000000 * Longitude: 2.000000
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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Datasets listed in this publication series

  1. Iversen, MH; Ploug, H (2013): (Figure 1B) Aggregate evolution over time for the 4 °C treatment. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.828219
  2. Iversen, MH; Ploug, H (2013): (Figure 1A) Aggregate evolution over time for the 15 °C treatment. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.828215
  3. Iversen, MH; Ploug, H (2013): (Figure 2D) Sinking velocity and aggregate equivalent spherical diameter (ESD) for 15 °C treatment. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.828239
  4. Iversen, MH; Ploug, H (2013): (Figure 2H) Sinking velocity and aggregate equivalent spherical diameter (ESD) for 4 °C treatment. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.828265
  5. Iversen, MH; Ploug, H (2013): (Table 1) Average measurements for the 15 and 4 °C treatment over the whole incubation period. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.828224