Preferential sinking export of biogenic silica during the spring and summer in the North Water Polynya (northern Baffin Bay): Temperature or biological control?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 2002, Pages

  Michel, Christine ^a   Gosselin, Michel ^b   Nozais, Christian ^b  

^a FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC MATERIAL; BIOLOGICAL PUMP; SEDIMENTATION; SILICA; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BAFFIN BAY;

EID: 0037101733     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000408     Document Type: Article

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