Sinking fast and slow in the ocean: how particle flux profiles can fool us

Sari Lou Carolin Giering, National Oceanography Center, Southampton, Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystems, Southampton, United Kingdom, Richard Sanders, National Oceanography Center, Soton, Southampton, United Kingdom, Adrian P Martin, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom, Stephanie Henson, National Oceanography Center, Southampton, United Kingdom, Jennifer S Riley, Lloyd’s Register Marine & Offshore, Ship Recycling Section, Southampton, United Kingdom, Christopher M Marsay, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Savannah, GA, United States and David Johns, The Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 2PB, UK, Plymouth, United Kingdom