Seasonal changes in POC export flux in the Chukchi Sea and implications for water column-benthic coupling in Arctic shelves

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 52, Issue 24-26, 2005, Pages 3427-3451

  Moran, S B ^a   Kelly, R P ^a   Hagstrom, K ^a   Smith, J N ^b   Grebmeier, J M ^c   Cooper, L W ^c   Cota, G F ^d   Walsh, J J ^e   Bates, N R ^f   Hansell, D A ^g   Maslowski, W ^h   Nelson, R P ^b   Mulsow, S ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^f Bermuda Biol Station for Research   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^h NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Arctic; Carbon; Particulate; Scavenging; Shelf; Thorium 234

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FLUXES; MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC; PARTICULATE; SHELF; THORIUM-234;

CATCHMENTS;

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; PARTICULATE FLUX; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON;

ARCTIC OCEAN; CHUKCHI SEA;

EID: 28844448735     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2005.09.011     Document Type: Article

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