Transmission of oxygen concentration fluctuations through the diffusive boundary layer overlying aquatic sediments

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 686-692

  Røy, Hans ^a   Huettel, Markus ^a,b   Jørgensen, Bo Barker ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; MARINE SEDIMENT; OXYGEN; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 2942555263     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2004.49.3.0686     Document Type: Article

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