Particulate organic carbon, nitrogen, and Thorium-234 measurements collected during the 2012-2013 Palmer Field Season (WAP Carbon export project)

Sinking organic carbon, nitrogen, and Th-234 fluxes measured using bottom-tethered, VERTEX-style sediment traps during the 2012-2013 field season of the Palmer LTER program near Anvers Island in the Western Antarctic Peninsula. These flux measurements allow investigation of the ocean’s biological carbon pump. Sediment trap deployments span the ice-free season near Anvers Island. Deployments lasted between 2 and 8 days, depending on ocean conditions.