Drivers of particle sinking velocities in the Peruvian upwelling system

• Published in: Biogeosciences Vol. 20; no. 13; pp. 2595 - 2612
• Main Authors: Baumann, Moritz, Paul, Allanah Joy, Taucher, Jan, Bach, Lennart Thomas, Goldenberg, Silvan, Stange, Paul, Minutolo, Fabrizio, Riebesell, Ulf
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 05.07.2023; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Analysis; Automobile drivers; Carbon; Carbon sequestration; Climate change; Coasts; Diatoms; Dinoflagellates; Marine accidents; Marine ecosystems; Marine microorganisms; Ocean circulation; Opal; Oxygen; Parameterization; Particle settling; Particle size; Phytoplankton; Plankton; Porosity; Roundness; Seawater; Sediments; Settling behavior; Settling behaviour; Sinking; Surface water; Upwelling; Velocity; Peru

As one of Earth's most productive marine ecosystems, the Peruvian upwelling system transports large amounts of biogenic matter from the surface to the deep ocean. Whilst particle sinking velocity is a key factor controlling the biological pump, thereby affecting carbon sequestration and O2-depl...