(Limnol. Oceanogr. 1972)

Th-derived POC export vs. Primary Production

Export generally <10%of primary production

Exceptions include strong blooms and all highlatitude ecosystems

(from Buesseler, 1998 + NEW/NOW data)

Sea Surface Temperature 26th August 2004, from MODIS satellite; figure from Woodgateand Aagaard, GRL, 2005