Strong seasonality in particle dynamics of north-western Mediterranean surface waters as revealed by 234Th/238U

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1507-1518

  Schmidt, Sabine ^a   Andersen, Valérie ^b   Belviso, Sauveur ^a   Marty, Jean Claude ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

North western Mediterranean Sea (43 25 N 7 51 E); Particle; POC flux; Residence time; Thorium

Indexed keywords

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); THORIUM; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; URANIUM;

PARTICLE DYNAMICS;

SURFACE WATERS;

PARTICULATE FLUX; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; RESIDENCE TIME; SEASONALITY; THORIUM ISOTOPE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0036691128     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(02)00039-0     Document Type: Article

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