Lateral POC transport and consumption in surface and deep waters of the Canary Current region: A box model study

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Alonso Gonzalez I J ^a   Aristegui J ^a   Vilas, J C ^a   Hernandez Guerra A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CURRENTS; BOX MODELS; DEEP WATER; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; LATERAL TRANSPORT; MESOPELAGIC; NORTH EAST ATLANTIC; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; POC FLUX; SUSPENDED PARTICULATES; VERTICAL FLUXES;

DISSOLUTION; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEAN HABITATS; ORGANIC CARBON;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

BOUNDARY CURRENT; CARBON FLUX; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY CURRENT;

EID: 67949091606     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GB003185     Document Type: Article

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