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ArticleNature communications2025

Unveiling ongoing biogeochemical dynamics of CDOM from surface to deep ocean.

Shansheng Mo, Zhongli Liu, Yuanhao Hao, Norbert Hertkorn, Hanzhe Wang, Chenyang Zhang, Gregory Korshin, Jinren Ni, Mingquan Yan

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors.

Shansheng MoCollege of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Zhongli LiuCollege of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Yuanhao HaoCollege of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Norbert HertkornHelmholtz Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Research Unit Analytical Biogeochemistry (BGC), Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2519-2905
Hanzhe WangCollege of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Chenyang ZhangCollege of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4383-6804
Gregory KorshinDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Box 352700, Seattle, WA, 98195-2700, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9226-6601
Jinren NiCollege of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9114-8347
Mingquan YanCollege of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China. yanmq@pku.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3826-0492

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding the dynamics of marine dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is essential for predicting its role in carbon cycling and its response to climate change. Here, we unveil molecular transformations of marine chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) across the global ocean using Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy. Significant variability in CDOM composition within the epi- and mesopelagic layers ( < 1000 m) correlates with physicochemical parameters, driven by irradiation, primary production, biological activity, transport, and riverine inputs. In the bathypelagic layer (1000-5000 m), up to 18.2% of highly conjugated molecules transform into low-molecular-weight CDOM, despite stable DOC concentrations. This dynamic process sustains biomass production and respiration in deep ocean, contributing a carbon flux of 3-24 Pg C yr

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