Boundary exchange and scavenging of radionuclides in continental margin waters of the Middle Atlantic Bight: Implications for organic carbon fluxes

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 609-636

  Santschi, P H ^a   Guo, L ^a   Walsh, I D ^a,b   Quigley, M S ^a   Baskaran, M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic nepheloid layer; Continental margins; Middle Atlantic Bight; Organic carbon flux; Radionuclide scavenging; Thorium 234

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN;

EID: 0033605304     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(98)00103-4     Document Type: Article

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