Chalk-Ex-Fate of CaCO3 particles in the mixed layer: Evolution of patch optical properties

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Balch, W M ^a   Plueddeman, A J ^b   Bowler, B C ^a   Drapeau, D T ^a  

^a BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DISPERSION (WAVES); OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; COCCOLITHOPHORES; CRITICAL PATCH SIZE; EDDY DIFFUSIONS; EDDY DIFFUSIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FIELD EXPERIMENT; GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE; HIGH PRECISION; LIMITS OF DETECTION; MIXED LAYER; OPTICAL MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE LOSS; SHEAR DISPERSION; SPATIAL SCALE; SURFACE MIXED LAYERS; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; THIN LAYERS;

EXPERIMENTS;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON CYCLE; CHALK; COCCOLITH; DIFFUSIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; ISOPYCNAL LAYER; MIXED LAYER; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PATCH SIZE; RESOLUTION;

EID: 70349685128     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JC004902     Document Type: Article

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