Terrestrial and marine POC fluxes derived from234Th distributions and δ13C measurements on the Mackenzie Shelf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Amiel, David ^a   Cochran, J Kirk ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ORGANIC CARBON;

IN-SITU; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MIXING MODELS; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; POC FLUX; REMINERALIZATION; TWILIGHT ZONE; WATER COLUMNS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

BIOMASS; CARBON FLUX; FILTRATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MIXING; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; REMINERALIZATION; SHELF SEDIMENT; TERRESTRIAL DEPOSIT; WATER COLUMN;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; MACKENZIE SHELF;

EID: 69649092444     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004260     Document Type: Article

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