Fig. 3: The distribution of the degradation rates of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and spectral parameters with depth across three oceans. | Nature Communications

Fig. 3: The distribution of the degradation rates of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and spectral parameters with depth across three oceans.

From: Unveiling ongoing biogeochemical dynamics of CDOM from surface to deep ocean

Fig. 3

a–c The Pacific Ocean. d–f The Indian Ocean. g–i The Atlantic Ocean. a, d, g d(DOC)/d(depth) (L μmol L−1 km−1). b, e, h d(ag(275)/DOC)/d(depth) (L μmol−1 km−1 m−1). c, f, i d(ag(380)/DOC)/d(depth) (L μmol−1 km−1 m−1). The left graph in each panel depicts the average ratio of gradient (RG), which quantifies the percentage of degradation in DOC or spectral parameters that would occur with a decrease in depth with unit 1 km.

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