Seasonal cycle of suspended barite in the mediterranean sea

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 4020-4034

  Sternberg, E ^a   Jeandel, C ^a   Robin, E ^b   Souhaut, M ^a  

^a CNES   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BARITE; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FORMATION MECHANISM; MESOPELAGIC ZONE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEAWATER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TRACER;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

EID: 48449103558     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.05.043     Document Type: Article

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