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Estimating the particulate organic carbon (POC) export flux from the upper ocean is fundamental for understanding the efficiency of the biological carbon pump driven by sinking particles in the oceans. The downward POC flux from the surface ocean based on  210 Po- 210 Pb disequilibria in seawater samples from the western North Pacific Ocean (w-NPO) was measured in the early summer (May-June) of 2018. All the profiles showed a large  210 Po deficiency relative to  210 Pb in the euphotic zone (0–150 m), while this  210 Po deficiency vanished below ∼500 m (with  210 Po/ 210 Pb ∼1 or &amp;gt; 1). A one-dimensional steady-state irreversible scavenging model was used to quantify the scavenging and removal fluxes of  210 Po and  210 Pb in the euphotic zone of the w-NPO. In the upper ocean (0–150 m), dissolved  210 Po (D-Po) was scavenged into particles with a residence time of 0.6–5.5 year, and the  210 Po export flux out of the euphotic zone was estimated as (0.33–3.49) × 10 4  dpm/m 2 /year, resulting in a wide range of particulate  210 Po (P-Po) residence times (83–921 days). However, in the deep ocean (150–1,000 m),  210 Po was transferred from the particulate phase to the dissolved phase. Using an integrated POC inventory and the P-Po residence times (Eppley model) in the w-NPO euphotic zone, the POC export fluxes (mmol C/m 2 /d) varied from 0.6 ± 0.2 to 8.8 ± 0.4. In comparison, applying the POC/ 210 Po ratio of all (&amp;gt;0.45 μm) particles to  210 Po export flux (Buesseler model), the obtained POC export fluxes (mmol C/m 2 /d) ranged from 0.7 ± 0.1 to 8.6 ± 0.8. Both Buesseler and Eppley methods showed enhanced POC export fluxes at stations near the continental shelf (i.e., Luzon Strait and the Oyashio-Kuroshio mixing region). The Eppley model-based  210 Po-derived POC fluxes agreed well with the Buesseler model-based fluxes, indicating that both models are suitable for assessing POC fluxes in the w-NPO. The POC export efficiency was &amp;lt; 15%, suggesting a moderate biological carbon pump efficiency in the w-NPO. These low export efficiencies may be associated with the dominance of smaller particles and the processes of degradation and subsequent remineralization of these small particles in the euphotic zone of oligotrophic regions in the w-NPO.

210Po-210Pb Disequilibrium in the Western North Pacific Ocean: Particle Cycling and POC Export