The global ocean flux of particulate organic carbon: Areal distribution and magnitude

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-88

  Jahnke, Richard A ^a  

^a SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC OXYGEN FLUX; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DISTRIBUTION; DOC; GLOBAL OCEAN FLUX; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; POC;

ATLANTIC; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC;

EID: 0029729338     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95GB03525     Document Type: Article

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