Flicker Noise in Vertical Fluxes of Particle-Associated Contaminants in the Marine Environment

摘要

The SOC of certain biogenically associated organic contaminants in the marine environment has been proposed, and the influence of some environmental factors such as their different association to biogenic particles and different ecosystem behavior has been studied. Further research is needed in order to fully understand the specific mechanisms that control particle fluxes through the water column. The confirmation that the flicker noise observed in sediment trap data is due to SOC could be achieved by obtaining ancillary spatial flux data and by applying realistic computer simulations, in which a specific model could be postulated and tested.