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    • Vertical distribution of dissolved organic carbon and its change in deep water Page

      　Now that organic carbon in seawater can be accurately measured, we finally have a complete picture of its global distribution. DOC concentrations in surface water vary widely from 60 - 80 μmol L-1 and decrease with depth. What do the changes in DOC concentrations in deep water mean?

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    • DOC distribution for all oceans Page

      Details of the oceanic DOC distribution were reported by Dennis A. Hansell & Craig A. Carlson, Nature, (1998) and Hansell et al. Their color contour map is shown below.


            
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    • Hansell et al, oceanography (2015) PDF download. URL

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