Biological pump in northwestern North Pacific

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 671-684

  Honda, Mario C ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical change; Export flux; Export ratio; Primary production; Vertical change; Western subarctic gyre

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOLOGICAL PUMP; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE FLUX; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0345099275     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOCE.0000009596.57705.0c     Document Type: Article

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