Balance and residence times of 210Pb and 210Po in surface waters of the northwestern Mediterranean Sea

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 22, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 2127-2146

  Masque P ^a,c   Sanchez Cabeza, J A ^a   Bruach, J M ^a   Palacios, E ^a   Canals, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

1 W 6 E; 37.5 44 N; 210Pb; 210Po; 226Ra; Northwestern mediterranean; Residence times

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC MATERIAL; MASS BALANCE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RADIONUCLIDE; RESIDENCE TIME;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0036775131     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(02)00074-2     Document Type: Article

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