A new estimate of the CaCO3 to organic carbon export ratio

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages

  Sarmiento, J L ^a   Dunne, J ^a   Gnanadesikan, A ^a   Key, R M ^a   Matsumoto, K ^a   Slater, R ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate; Export ratio; Ocean biogeochemistry; Organic carbon

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COCCOLITH; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC CARBON;

FORAMINIFERA; HAPTOPHYCEAE; PTEROPODA;

EID: 0037968299     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002gb001919     Document Type: Article

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