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    <journal-meta>
      <journal-id>authorea</journal-id>
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        <publisher-name>Authorea</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22541/essoar.167898492.26733124/v1</article-id>
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        <article-title>Temporal and spatial variability in the hydrothermal signature of
sinking particles and sediments in the Western Tropical South Pacific
Ocean</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
          <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">0000-0002-3009-9342</contrib-id>
          <name>
            <surname>Tilliette</surname>
            <given-names>Chloé</given-names>
          </name>
          <address>
            <institution>Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche</institution>
          </address>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">0000-0001-8807-4597</contrib-id>
          <name>
            <surname>Gazeau</surname>
            <given-names>Frédéric</given-names>
          </name>
          <address>
            <institution>Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche</institution>
          </address>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">0000-0002-7535-6568</contrib-id>
          <name>
            <surname>Chavagnac</surname>
            <given-names>Valerie</given-names>
          </name>
          <address>
            <institution>Geosciences Environnement Toulouse, Université de Toulouse</institution>
          </address>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name>
            <surname>Leblond</surname>
            <given-names>Nathalie</given-names>
          </name>
          <address>
            <institution>LOV-CNRS UMR 7093</institution>
          </address>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name>
            <surname>Montanes</surname>
            <given-names>Maryline</given-names>
          </name>
          <address>
            <institution>Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche</institution>
          </address>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name>
            <surname>Leblanc</surname>
            <given-names>Karine</given-names>
          </name>
          <address>
            <institution>MIO, CNRS - Université Aix-Marseille</institution>
          </address>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">0000-0002-5985-9747</contrib-id>
          <name>
            <surname>Schmidt</surname>
            <given-names>Sabine</given-names>
          </name>
          <address>
            <institution>Université de Bordeaux, EPOC, UMR 5805 CNRS</institution>
          </address>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">0000-0002-6167-5605</contrib-id>
          <name>
            <surname>Charrière</surname>
            <given-names>Bruno</given-names>
          </name>
          <address>
            <institution>CEFREM</institution>
          </address>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name>
            <surname>Bhairy</surname>
            <given-names>Nagib</given-names>
          </name>
          <address>
            <institution>MIO, CNRS - Université Aix-Marseille</institution>
          </address>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name>
            <surname>Guieu</surname>
            <given-names>Cécile</given-names>
          </name>
          <address>
            <institution>Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche, LOV</institution>
          </address>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <pub-date date-type="preprint" publication-format="electronic">
        <day>16</day>
        <month>3</month>
        <year>2023</year>
      </pub-date>
      <self-uri xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.167898492.26733124/v1">This preprint is available at https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.167898492.26733124/v1</self-uri>
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        <kwd>biological production</kwd>
        <kwd>composition of sinking and sedimented material</kwd>
        <kwd>hydrothermal sources</kwd>
        <kwd>metals</kwd>
        <kwd>tonga volcanic arc</kwd>
        <kwd>western tropical south pacific ocean</kwd>
      </kwd-group>
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  </front>
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