Does the marine biosphere mix the ocean?

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Abstract
Ocean mixing is thought to control the climatically important oceanic overturning circulation.Here we argue the marine biosphere, by a mechanism like the bioturbation occurring in marine sediments, mixes the oceans as effectively as the winds and tides.This statement is derived ultimately from an estimated 62.7 TeraWatts of chemical power provided to the marine environment in net primary production.Various approaches argue something like 1% (.63 TeraWatts) of this power is invested in aphotic ocean mechanical energy, a rate comparable to wind and tidal inputs.
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Authors William K. Dewar, R. J. Bingham, Richard L. Iverson, Douglas P. Nowacek, Louis C. St. Laurent, Peter H. Wiebe
Journal journal of marine research
Year 2006
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10.1357/002224006778715720
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https://doi.org/10.1357/002224006778715720
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