Net production of oxygen in the subtropical ocean

Stephen C. Riser () and Kenneth S. Johnson ()
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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

Nature, 2008, vol. 451, issue 7176, 323-325

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.

Date: 2008
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