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biological pump: a standalone construct

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biologicalpump1 CONSTRUCTBiological pumpVOLK · PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

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Physical oceanography

the transfer of carbon from the surface ocean to depth through the sinking of organic matter produced by plankton.

In physical oceanography, biological pump refers to the transfer of carbon from the surface ocean to depth through the sinking of organic matter produced by plankton. This meaning comes from Volk (1985) in Geophysical Monograph Series.[1]

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References

  1. Volk, T., & Hoffert, M. I. (1985). Ocean carbon pumps: Analysis of relative strengths and efficiencies in ocean-driven atmospheric CO₂ changes. In Geophysical Monograph Series (Vol. 32, pp. 99-110). American Geophysical Union. https://doi.org/10.1029/gm032p0099

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