Depth-dependent elemental compositions of particulate organic matter (POM) in the ocean

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Schneider, Birgit ^a   Schlitzer, Reiner ^a   Fischer, Gerhard ^b   Nöthig, Eva Maria ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological pump; Carbon to nutrient relationship; Particulate organic matter (POM); Partile flux; Redfield ratio; Remineralization of organic matter

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON CYCLE; OCEAN; PARTICULATE FLUX; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0042413386     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002gb001871     Document Type: Article

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