Sediment trap fluxes and stable isotopes of particulate carbon, nitrogen and biogenic silica from the Scotia Sea in 2018

Results of sediment trap analysis conducted by British Antarctic Survey, University of Edinburgh and University of Bristol. Particulate fluxes and isotopic compositions of particulate organic carbon, nitrogen and biogenic silica are presented. Data from two sediment traps deployed in the Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean, are presented (shallow=400m, and deep = 2000m), with 14 samples for each spread across the year 2018 to capture the seasonal cycle from January to December. Each sample was split into multiple fractions for these multiple analyses. Data facilitate the understanding of the magnitude and drivers of particulate fluxes in the Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean. Work funded by NC-ALI funding to the British Antarctic Survey Ecosystems programme. Sian Henley supported by: NE/K010034/1.

Belcher, A., Henley, S.F., Hendry, K.R., Friberg, L., Dallman, U., Wang, T., & Manno, C. (2023). Sediment trap fluxes and stable isotopes of particulate carbon, nitrogen and biogenic silica from the Scotia Sea in 2018 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/32629396-bafc-40bd-ab6f-3dea5f3e51c1