Fractionation of 210Po and 210Pb in coastal waters of the NW Mediterranean continental margin

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 295-316

  Tateda, Yutaka ^a   Carvalho, Fernando P ^c   Fowler, Scott W ^b   Miquel, Juan Carlos ^b  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^b INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Monaco)

^c INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

210Pb; 210Po; Biogeochemical cycle; Continental margins; NW Mediterranean Sea; Particulate flux

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; COASTAL WATER; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; FRACTIONATION; LEAD ISOTOPE; PARTICULATE FLUX; POLONIUM ISOTOPE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0037328321     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(02)00167-X     Document Type: Article

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