Apatite is the primary exogenic sink of phosphorus (P). The weathering of apatite contained in continental rocks and sediments compensates for the P loss via sediment subduction over geologic time scales. P availability ...

Characteristics of atmospherically forced mid-latitude, subinertial barotropic motions in the oceans are studied with measurements of bottom pressure, barotropic currents, surface winds and air pressure from the central ...

The ability of the ocean to buffer the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere through the so-called biological pump depends on the extent to which the photosynthetic rate of marine phytoplankton is limited by the concentration ...