Sinking particles between the equatorial and subarctic regions (0°N-46°N) in the central Pacific

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-133

  Kawahata, Hodaka ^a,b   Suzuki, Atsushi ^a   Ohta, Hidekazu ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c The General Environmental Technos Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ORGANIC MATTER; SINKING PARTICLE;

PACIFIC;

EID: 0031697189     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.32.125     Document Type: Article

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