Remote sensing algorithms for particulate inorganic carbon (PIC) and the global cycle of PIC

WM Balch, C Mitchell - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper begins with a review of the history of remote sensing algorithms for the
determination of particulate inorganic carbon (PIC; aka calcium carbonate), primarily …

[HTML][HTML] Coccolithophore biodiversity controls carbonate export in the Southern Ocean

AS Rigual Hernández, TW Trull, SD Nodder… - …, 2020 - bg.copernicus.org
Southern Ocean waters are projected to undergo profound changes in their physical and
chemical properties in the coming decades. Coccolithophore blooms in the Southern Ocean …

Detection of coccolithophore blooms with BioGeoChemical‐Argo floats

L Terrats, H Claustre, M Cornec… - Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Coccolithophores (calcifying phytoplankton) form extensive blooms in temperate and
subpolar oceans as evidenced from ocean‐color satellites. This study examines the …

[HTML][HTML] Haplo-diplontic life cycle expands coccolithophore niche

J De Vries, F Monteiro, G Wheeler, A Poulton… - …, 2021 - bg.copernicus.org
Coccolithophores are globally important marine calcifying phytoplankton that utilize a haplo-
diplontic life cycle. The haplo-diplontic life cycle allows coccolithophores to divide in both life …

Variations in the Southern Ocean carbonate production, preservation, and hydrography for the past 41, 500 years: Evidence from coccolith and CaCO3 records

P Choudhari, A Nair, R Mohan, S Patil - Palaeogeography …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in ocean alkalinity affect atmospheric pCO 2 (ie, higher alkalinity lowers
atmospheric pCO 2). Ocean alkalinity is partly determined by sedimentary burial of …

Strong glacial-interglacial variability in upper ocean hydrodynamics, biogeochemistry, and productivity in the southern Indian Ocean

D Tangunan, MA Berke, A Cartagena-Sierra… - … Earth & Environment, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract In the southern Indian Ocean, the position of the subtropical front–the boundary
between colder, fresher waters to the south and warmer, saltier waters to the north–has a …

Full annual monitoring of Subantarctic Emiliania huxleyi populations reveals highly calcified morphotypes in high-CO2 winter conditions

AS Rigual-Hernández, TW Trull, JA Flores… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Ocean acidification is expected to have detrimental consequences for the most abundant
calcifying phytoplankton species Emiliania huxleyi. However, this assumption is mainly …

CASCADE: Dataset of extant coccolithophore size, carbon content and global distribution

J De Vries, AJ Poulton, JR Young, FM Monteiro… - Scientific data, 2024 - nature.com
Coccolithophores are marine calcifying phytoplankton important to the carbon cycle and a
model organism for studying diversity. Here, we present CASCADE (C occolithophore A …

Calcareous nannofossil records and the migration of the Agulhas Return Current during the last 40 kyr

C Yu, X Su, X Ding, J Zhang, C Tao, S Lv - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The Agulhas Return Current (ARC) transports warm tropical and subtropical waters
eastward into the southern Indian Ocean. It plays a crucial role in the oceanographic …

Environmental drivers of coccolithophore growth in the Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean

H Oliver, DJ McGillicuddy Jr… - Global …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Great Calcite Belt (GCB) is a band of high concentrations of suspended
particulate inorganic carbon (PIC) spanning the subantarctic Southern Ocean and plays an …