Monsoon control on trace metal fluxes in the deep Arabian Sea

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 461-472

  Balakrishnan Nair, T M ^a  

^a INDIAN NATIONAL CENTRE FOR OCEAN INFORMATION SERVICES   (India)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Arabian Sea; Fluxes; Monsoon; Proxies; Trace metal

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; MONSOON; PARTICLE SETTLING; PARTICULATE FLUX; SEDIMENT TRAP; TRACE METAL;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 33747646859     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 02534126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02702874     Document Type: Article

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