A time-series study of particulate matter export in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre based on 234Th: 238U disequilibrium

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2595-2611

  Benitez Nelson, Claudia ^a   Buesseler, Ken O ^b   Karl, David M ^a   Andrews, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Carbon export; HOT; North Pacific Subtropical Gyre; Sediment traps; Thorium 234

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; NITROGEN; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEDIMENTS;

OLIGOTROPHIC OCEANS;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

DEPTH; EXPORT; PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME SERIES;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034811749     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(01)00032-2     Document Type: Article

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