Table 2 Total energy fluxes and specific energy of sinking particulate matter

From: Coupling carbon and energy fluxes in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre

Depth (m)

Energy fluxa (J m−2 d−1)

Specific energy

(J mg−1 mass)

(J mg−1 OC)

100

2137.4 ± 62.3

13.26

48.37

110

1816.2 ± 32.3

11.03

48.03

120

1902.8 ± 30.0

13.27

49.72

130

1851.3 ± 52.7

13.48

50.19

140

1331.2 ± 37.2

10.34

43.37

150

1319.2 ± 25.7

10.75

45.79

160

1440.8 ± 42.1

11.32

47.35

175

1105.0 ± 27.4

11.20

47.44

200

959.7 ± 21.1

9.18

40.50

250

671.2 ± 4.7

8.67

42.21

300

282.5 ± 3.8

3.41

17.27

500

122.6 ± 6.7

1.82

11.09

  1. aAll values are reported as mean ± 1 standard deviation
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