Particle flux across the mid-European continental margin

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1999-2024

  N Antia, Avan ^a   Von Bodungen, Bodo ^b   Peinert, Rolf ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon export; Continental margins; Lateral flux; Particle flux; Suspended particulate flux

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CURRENT; PARTICULATE FLUX; SEDIMENT TRAP;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032758337     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(99)00041-2     Document Type: Article

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