Figure 3: Observed and estimated microbial POC flux profiles.
From: Remineralization of particulate organic carbon in an ocean oxygen minimum zone
Observed (solid line) and predicted, assuming constant k estimated from microbial O2 uptake (dashed line), normalized POC flux profiles through the upper mesopelagic zone offshore for (a) fast-sinking (orange shading) and (b) slow-sinking particles (grey shading) and onshore for (c) fast-sinking and (d) slow-sinking particles. The shading highlights the difference between the two flux profiles, with a larger shaded area indicating a greater discrepancy between the two profiles.
