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Articles | Volume 17, issue 1
Articles | Volume 17, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-249-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-249-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 17, issue 1
Research article
 | 
10 Feb 2021
Research article |  | 10 Feb 2021

High-resolution distributions of O2 / Ar on the northern slope of the South China Sea and estimates of net community production

Chuan Qin, Guiling Zhang, Wenjing Zheng, Yu Han, and Sumei Liu

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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-249-2021-supplement

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Net community production, nutrients, and hydrographic parameters in the South China Sea in October 2014 and June 2015 C. Qin, G. Zhang, W. Zheng, Y. Han, and S. Liu https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4496886

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We conducted an underway measurement of dissolved O2 / Ar using membrane inlet mass spectrometry and estimated net community production (NCP) in the South China Sea (SCS) in both summer and autumn. We found that nutrient content, especially nitrogen, is the dominant factor affecting primary production in the SCS. In the summer, we observed a rapid response of the ecosystem to episodic nutrient supply induced by eddies. This is the first report on NCP estimation based on O2 / Ar data in the SCS.
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