Particle settling rates increase with depth in the ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 237-251

  Berelson, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTATION;

SETTLING VELOCITIES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BIOGENIC MATERIAL; DEPTH; PARTICLE SETTLING; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON;

ARABIAN SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036138739     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(01)00102-3     Document Type: Article

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