Quantitative and mechanistic understanding of the open ocean carbonate pump-perspectives for remote sensing and autonomous in situ observation

G Neukermans, LT Bach, A Butterley, Q Sun… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The open ocean carbonate pump represents the production and downward flux of
particulate inorganic carbon (PIC) in the form of calcium carbonate synthesized by calcifying …

The significance of extant coccolithophores as indicators of ocean water masses, surface water temperature, and palaeoproductivity: a review

KH Baumann, H Andruleit, B Böckel, M Geisen… - Paläontologische …, 2005 - Springer
Coccolithophores are one of the main groups of marine phytoplankton playing key roles in
the marine eco-system as primary producers and in marine biogeochemistry. These …

Regulation of bacterial sulfate reduction and hydrogen sulfide fluxes in the central Namibian coastal upwelling zone

V Brüchert, BB Jørgensen, K Neumann… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2003 - Elsevier
The coastal upwelling system off central Namibia is one of the most productive regions of the
oceans and is characterized by frequently occurring shelf anoxia with severe effects for the …

Sensitivity of planktic foraminifera to sea surface temperature and export production as derived from sediment trap data

S Žarić, B Donner, G Fischer, S Mulitza… - Marine Micropaleontology, 2005 - Elsevier
Planktic foraminiferal flux data from time-series sediment trap observations have been
compiled from 42 sites across the world's oceans, comprising a variety of oceanographic …

Lateral transport controls distribution, quality, and burial of organic matter along continental slopes in high-productivity areas

M Inthorn, T Wagner, G Scheeder, M Zabel - Geology, 2006 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
In this study we demonstrate the relevance of lateral particle transport in nepheloid layers for
organic carbon (OC) accumulation and burial across high-productive continental margins …

Coccolith contribution to South Atlantic carbonate sedimentation

KH Baumann, B Böckel, M Frenz - Coccolithophores: From molecular …, 2004 - Springer
In order to assess the significance of calcifying organisms for the carbonate budget it is
necessary to have reliable estimates of the relative proportion of carbonate production of the …

The biological pump in the northwestern North Pacific based on fluxes and major components of particulate matter obtained by sediment-trap experiments (1997 …

MC Honda, K Imai, Y Nojiri, F Hoshi… - Deep Sea Research …, 2002 - Elsevier
To characterize the export flux of biogenic and lithogenic materials to the ocean interior and
evaluate the ability of the biological pump to take up atmospheric CO2 in the northwestern …

Distribution of coccoliths in surface sediments of the south-eastern South Atlantic Ocean: ecology, preservation and carbonate contribution

B Boeckel, KH Baumann - Marine Micropaleontology, 2004 - Elsevier
Recent coccoliths from 52 surface sediment samples recovered from the south-eastern
South Atlantic were examined qualitatively and quantitatively in order to assess the …

Asynchronous alkenone and foraminifera records from the Benguela Upwelling System

G Mollenhauer, TI Eglinton, N Ohkouchi… - … et cosmochimica acta, 2003 - Elsevier
Radiocarbon stratigraphy is an essential tool for high resolution paleoceanographic studies.
Age models based on radiocarbon ages of foraminifera are commonly applied to a wide …

Pleistocene fluctuations in the northern Benguela Current system as revealed by coccolith assemblages

KH Baumann, T Freitag - Marine Micropaleontology, 2004 - Elsevier
Late Pleistocene coccolith data of ODP Site 1082 from the eastern South Atlantic off Namibia
were analysed to document spatial and temporal changes in surface–ocean circulation …