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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1073-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1073-2019
Research article
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18 Mar 2019
Research article |  | 18 Mar 2019

Interannual variability in the summer dissolved organic matter inventory of the North Sea: implications for the continental shelf pump

Saisiri Chaichana, Tim Jickells, and Martin Johnson

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Organic molecules dissolved in the waters of coastal seas (DOM) are a potentially important vector for carbon transport and storage in the open ocean. DOM carbon and nitrogen concentrations from two consecutive summers in the North Sea show a strong pattern of concentrations decreasing away from land. We also observe significant differences between the years in both the DOM concentration and C : N ratios, suggesting that carbon export from shelf seas might be mediated by organic matter cycling.
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