Concentrations of dissolved organic carbon and particulate organic nitrogen in the Eastern North Pacific

Data are presented on concentration of dissolved organic carbon and particulate organic nitrogen in sea water at four stations, and also of dissolved and particulate amino acids at a deep-sea station above the Japan Trench. Concentration of Corg ranged from 0.79 to 2.00 mg/l, reaching maximum in the upper productive layers, while that of particulate Norg varied from 0.0018 to 0.037 mg/l, the maximum being in the upper layer (0-100 m). Water and particulate matter contained 18 amino acids in concentrations varying from 0.150 to 0.177 mg/l in the former and from 0.010 to 0.048 mg/l in the latter. Amino acid composition is variable. Vertical distribution of dissolved Corg and particulate Norg, as well as of dissolved and particulate amino acids is greatly dependent on water dynamics.