Thorium-234 derived information on particle residence times and sediment deposition in shallow waters of the south-western Baltic Sea

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 75, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 360-370

  Forster, Stefan ^a   Turnewitsch, Robert ^b,c   Powilleit, Martin ^a   Werk, Stephan ^a   Peine, Florian ^a   Ziervogel, Kai ^c   Kersten, Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Coastal; Particulate matter; Residence time; Resuspension; Sediment deposition; Thorium 234

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; DISSOLUTION; FLUXES; METAL RECOVERY; PERMANENT MAGNETS; RADIOISOTOPES; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STEEL STRUCTURES; THORIUM; TRACE ELEMENTS;

BALTIC SEA; COASTAL; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESIDENCE TIME; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

DISSOLUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; RADIONUCLIDE; RESIDENCE TIME; RESUSPENSION; SEAFLOOR; SHALLOW WATER; THORIUM; WATER COLUMN;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; MECKLENBURG BIGHT;

EID: 58249132123     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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