Upper ocean carbon export, horizontal transport, and vertical eddy diffusitivity in the southwestern Gulf of Maine

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 707-736

  Benitez Nelson, Claudia R ^a   O Buesseler, Ken ^a   Crossin, Glenn ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Beryllium; Carbon export; Gulf of Maine; New England; Regional index term; Thorium; USA; Vertical eddy diffusion

Indexed keywords

CARBON BUDGET; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; UPPER OCEAN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0343239096     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(99)00093-X     Document Type: Article

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