The distribution of radionuclides and some trace metals in the water columns of the Japan and Bonin trenches

Oceanologica Acta

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 469-484

  Nozaki, Yoshiyuki ^a   Yamada, Masatoshi ^a,c   Nakanishi, Takashi ^b   Nagaya, Yutaka ^c   Nakamura, Kiyoshi ^c   Shitashima, Kiminori ^d   Tsubota, Hiroyuki ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial radionuclides; Renewal of trench water; Scavenging; Trace metals; U Th series nuclides

Indexed keywords

DEEP SEA; GEOCHEMISTRY; RADIONUCLIDE; SEAWATER; TRACE METAL; TRENCH; VERTICAL PROFILE;

BONIN TRENCH; JAPAN TRENCH; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032073681     PISSN: 03991784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-1784(98)80031-5     Document Type: Article

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