Anomalous large scavenging of 230Th and 231Pa controlled by particle composition in the northwestern North Pacific

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 739-750

  Narita, Hisashi ^a   Abe, Ryota ^a   Tate, Kazuhisa ^a   Kim, Young Ill ^a   Harada, Koh ^a   Tsunogai, Shizuo ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Boundary scavenging; Northwestern North Pacific; Radionuclides; Sediment trap experiments

Indexed keywords

PARTICULATE FLUX; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); SEDIMENT TRAP; THORIUM ISOTOPE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0345099258     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOCE.0000009602.16947.74     Document Type: Article

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