Table 14. Northeastern Pacific sediment trap measurements of carbon rain.
 
Site
Latitude (°N)
Longitude (°W)
Trap depth (mbsl)
Distance from shore (km)
Deployment length
(months)
CCO3 rain
rate
(µg/cm2/yr)
Corg rain
rate
(µg/cm2/yr)
Source
Vertex I 35.7 123.8 >1700 35 ~1 103 1113 Martin and Knauer, 1983
MFZ 39.5 127.7 3800 300 12 66 127 Dymond and Lyle, 1994
NS 42.1 125.8 2500 120 12 179 490 Dymond and Lyle, 1994
MW 42.2 127.6 2500 270 12 109 220 Dymond and Lyle, 1994
G 41.5 132.0 3400 660 12 50 90 Dymond and Lyle, 1994
JDF 48.0 128.1 2000 350 11 140 109 Dymond and Lyle, 1994
PC85 48.0 138.0 3500 750 12 148 120 Honjo et al., 1995
P82-84 50.0 145.0 3800 1250 36 80 127 Honjo et al., 1995