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Net production of oxygen in the subtropical ocean

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  • Stephen C. Riser

    (School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA)

  • Kenneth S. Johnson

    (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, California 95039, USA)

Abstract

Oxygen at sea The question of whether the upper waters of the subtropical ocean are net producers or consumers of oxygen has been a subject of considerable controversy during the past decade. Stephen Riser and Kenneth Johnson examined the balance of oxygen production over three years at sites in the North and South Pacific subtropical gyres using oxygen sensors deployed on profiling floats. These measurements provide evidence that there is net production of oxygen in the upper layer throughout the year. These findings are of importance to our understanding of biogeochemical processes in the open ocean and ocean/atmosphere linkages.

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  • Stephen C. Riser & Kenneth S. Johnson, 2008. "Net production of oxygen in the subtropical ocean," Nature, Nature, vol. 451(7176), pages 323-325, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:451:y:2008:i:7176:d:10.1038_nature06441
    DOI: 10.1038/nature06441
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