The oceanography, the biogeochemistry and the fluxes of carbon dioxide in the Benguela Upwelling System

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dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, Pedro Manuel Scheelen_ZA
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dc.date.issued1996en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to quantitatively investigate the mechanisms which drive carbon fluxes in an eastern boundary coastal upwelling system of which the Benguela is one of four comparable examples in the world. Three hypotheses describe the way the key aspects of the problem: ■ The Benguela upwelling system is, by virtue of its high primary production and sediment organic carbon accumulation rates, an important CO₂ sink. ■ The carbon export flux and the magnitude of the CO₂ sink in the Benguela System can be predicted from the C:N stoichiometry provided by the Redfield Ratio. ■ The inorganic carbon pump through coccolithophore production plays a minimal role in driving changes to the magnitude of both the carbon export flux and the air-sea CO₂ flux in the Benguela System. Carbon and nitrogen bulk water concentrations together with relevant physical parameters were measured along three transects which spanned the Benguela System defining the physical and biogeochemical characteristics of waters at the key stages of the upwelling cycle.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMonteiro, P. M. S. (1996). <i>The oceanography, the biogeochemistry and the fluxes of carbon dioxide in the Benguela Upwelling System</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Oceanography. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18950en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMonteiro, Pedro Manuel Scheel. <i>"The oceanography, the biogeochemistry and the fluxes of carbon dioxide in the Benguela Upwelling System."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Oceanography, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18950en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMonteiro, P. 1996. The oceanography, the biogeochemistry and the fluxes of carbon dioxide in the Benguela Upwelling System. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Monteiro, Pedro Manuel Scheel AB - The aim of this study was to quantitatively investigate the mechanisms which drive carbon fluxes in an eastern boundary coastal upwelling system of which the Benguela is one of four comparable examples in the world. Three hypotheses describe the way the key aspects of the problem: ■ The Benguela upwelling system is, by virtue of its high primary production and sediment organic carbon accumulation rates, an important CO₂ sink. ■ The carbon export flux and the magnitude of the CO₂ sink in the Benguela System can be predicted from the C:N stoichiometry provided by the Redfield Ratio. ■ The inorganic carbon pump through coccolithophore production plays a minimal role in driving changes to the magnitude of both the carbon export flux and the air-sea CO₂ flux in the Benguela System. Carbon and nitrogen bulk water concentrations together with relevant physical parameters were measured along three transects which spanned the Benguela System defining the physical and biogeochemical characteristics of waters at the key stages of the upwelling cycle. DA - 1996 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1996 T1 - The oceanography, the biogeochemistry and the fluxes of carbon dioxide in the Benguela Upwelling System TI - The oceanography, the biogeochemistry and the fluxes of carbon dioxide in the Benguela Upwelling System UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18950 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMonteiro PMS. The oceanography, the biogeochemistry and the fluxes of carbon dioxide in the Benguela Upwelling System. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Oceanography, 1996 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18950en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Oceanographyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherOceanographyen_ZA
dc.titleThe oceanography, the biogeochemistry and the fluxes of carbon dioxide in the Benguela Upwelling Systemen_ZA
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