A steady state model of particulate organic carbon flux below the mixed layer and application to the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C12, 2001, Pages 31227-31237

  Boehm, Alexandria B ^a   Grant, Stanley B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FLUX; GLOBAL OCEAN; MIXED LAYER; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0035721806     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000654     Document Type: Article

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