Novel techniques for collection of sinking particles in the ocean and determining their settling rates

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 520-532

  Peterson, Michael L ^a   Wakeham, Stuart G ^b   Lee, Cindy ^c   Askea, Meaghan A ^b   Miquel, Juan Carlos ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Monaco)

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EID: 33646583825     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2005.3.520     Document Type: Article

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