Fig. 2: A schematic depiction of the role of the oceanic overturning circulation in the fluxes of carbon and oxygen between the atmosphere and ocean. | Nature Communications

Fig. 2: A schematic depiction of the role of the oceanic overturning circulation in the fluxes of carbon and oxygen between the atmosphere and ocean.

From: Carbon isotope budget indicates biological disequilibrium dominated ocean carbon storage at the Last Glacial Maximum

Fig. 2: A schematic depiction of the role of the oceanic overturning circulation in the fluxes of carbon and oxygen between the atmosphere and ocean.The alt text for this image may have been generated using AI.

A The paths of the Northern (blue) and Southern (black) overturning cells for the modern ocean with the processes that move carbon and isotopes in the sea (air-sea gas exchange, biological export, and flow). B A zoom-in on the Southern portion of the Southern overturning cell shows how oxygen, carbon, and carbon isotopes interact with the atmosphere and sinking particles to generate disequilibrium.

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