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These estimates are based on the differences between the preformed and observed concentrations of PO<jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>, NO<jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>, total inorganic CO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>, alkalinity, and O<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>. Since these isopycnal horizons are ventilated both from the north and the south, the preformed concentration estimates take into account the relative contributions of these two end\u2010members. The proportions of these end\u2010members are estimated on the basis of the potential temperature of the water, assuming that no cross\u2010isopycnal mixing occurred. Except for the northern Indian Ocean, the composition of the waters entering the isopycnal horizons is established through linear extrapolation of the property\u2010oxygen trends to oxygen saturation. The \u03c3<jats:sub>\u03b8<\/jats:sub> 27.0 and 27.2 waters do not outcrop in the northern Indian Ocean, and these horizons receive waters spilling into the Indian Ocean from the Red Sea. Therefore the composition of the Red Sea overflow water with these densities is taken to be the northern Indian end\u2010member. The results of this study indicate that the accepted Redfield P:N:C: \u2212O<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> ratio of 1:16:106:138 requires revision. Our analysis yields a ratio of 1:16:103:172 if the carbon value is represented by the observed increase in the total CO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> concentration. On the other hand, if the carbon value is assumed to be represented by the oxygen utilization minus the oxygen used for oxidation of NH<jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub> with two moles of O<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> per nitrogen atom, a ratio of 1:16:140:172 is obtained. Thus the P: \u2212O<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> ratio lies between 1:103 and 1:140. This discrepancy may be accounted for by the increased CO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> concentrations in the source waters as a result of the uptake of anthropogenic CO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> or by an excess demand of oxygen for oxidation of hydrogenated organic molecules. Therefore, without a firm knowledge of either the corrections for the anthropogenic CO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> effect or the hydrogen content of the biological residues, the true P:C ratio cannot be obtained. The ratio of P:CaCO<jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub> dissolution has been estimated to be about 1:12. This indicates that the CO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> produced by the oxidation of organic carbon to that derived from the dissolution of CaCO<jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub> is bout 10:1 at these density horizons.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1029\/jc090ic04p06907","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2008,2,6]],"date-time":"2008-02-06T17:56:01Z","timestamp":1202320561000},"page":"6907-6924","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":586,"title":["Redfield ratio based on chemical data from isopycnal surfaces"],"prefix":"10.1029","volume":"90","author":[{"given":"Taro","family":"Takahashi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wallace S.","family":"Broecker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sara","family":"Langer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"13","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2012,9,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_1_2_1","unstructured":"Bainbridge A. 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