Reconciling surface ocean productivity, export fluxes and sediment composition in a global biogeochemical ocean model

Biogeosciences

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 521-537

  Gehlen, M ^a   Bopp, L ^a   Emprin, N ^a   Aumont, O ^b   Heinze, C ^c   Ragueneau, O ^d  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; OCEAN; PARTICULATE FLUX; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; SEA SURFACE;

EID: 33751078298     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-3-521-2006     Document Type: Article

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