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. 2013 Dec 5;27(4):1236–1245. doi: 10.1002/2013GB004600

Table 1.

Seasonally Resolved Natural Carbon Flux Anomalies (Pg C yr−1Per Unit Standardized SAM index) for the Upper 100 ma

Annual Average Summer Winter
south of 55°S
Upward advection Inline graphic 3.6 ± 1.9 3.9 ± 2.5 3.1 ± 2.6
POC and PIC export Inline graphic 0.08 ± 0.04 0.19 ± 0.10 0.007 ± 0.005
CO2 flux Inline graphic 0.04 ± 0.02 -0.09 ± 0.03 0.10 ± 0.04
across 55°S
horizontal advection Inline graphic 3.6 ± 1.2 3.6 ± 1.9 3.3 ± 1.8
north of 55°S
Upward advection Inline graphic -3.4 ± 2.5 -4.1 ± 3.6 -2.9 ± 3.3
POC and PIC export Inline graphic -0.03 ± 0.05 0.20 ± 0.09 -0.08 ± 0.06
CO2 flux Inline graphic 0.09 ± 0.03 -0.01 ± 0.05 0.13 ± 0.06
a

Positive CO2 flux anomaly indicates additional outgassing or less uptake. Note that the horizontal advection across 55°S is the integral of the flux divergence Inline graphic between the southern boundary and 55°S.