About the Authors

Angela R. Benn

arb103@noc.soton.ac.uk

Affiliation Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystems Group, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

Philip P. Weaver

Affiliation Geology and Geophysics Group, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

David S. M. Billet

Affiliation Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystems Group, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

Sybille van den Hove

Affiliations Median, Valldoreix, Spain, Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, Universtitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Andrew P. Murdock

Affiliation GeoData Institute, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

Gemma B. Doneghan

Affiliation GeoData Institute, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

Tim Le Bas

Affiliation Geology and Geophysics Group, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AB PW DB SvdH. Performed the experiments: AB. Analyzed the data: AB AM GD TLB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AM GD TLB. Wrote the paper: AB. Commented on manuscript: PW DB SvdH AM GD.