The distribution and fate of surface-active substances in the sea-surface microlayer and water column

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Wurl, Oliver ^a   Miller, Lisa ^a   Röttgers, Rüdiger ^b   Vagle, Svein ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dissolved carbohydrates; Santa Barbara Channel; Sea surface microlayer; Surfactants; Transparent exopolymer particles

Indexed keywords

MARINE POLLUTION; MICROLAYER; ORGANIC MATTER; PYCNOCLINE; SEA SURFACE; SURFACTANT; TRANSPARENT EXOPOLYMER PARTICLE; WATER COLUMN; WIND VELOCITY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69249218961     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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