The ocean is an important source of the potent greenhouse gas N2O. Measurements in the tropical South Pacific have revealed a massive efflux of N2O from the coastal upwelling zone.
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Grefe, I. A tropical hotspot. Nature Geosci 8, 504–505 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2473
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