Transfer of atmospheric matter through the euphotic layer in the northwestern Mediterranean: Seasonal pattern and driving forces

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2125-2141

  Migon, Christophe ^a   Sandroni, Valérie ^a   Marty, Jean Claude ^a   Gasser, Beat ^a   Miquel, Juan Carlos ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^b INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Monaco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUXES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEDIMENT TRAPS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

EUPHOTIC LAYER;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; EUPHOTIC ZONE; PARTICULATE FLUX; SEASONAL VARIATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0036273272     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(02)00031-0     Document Type: Article

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