A benthic Si mass balance on the Congo margin: Origin of the 4000 m DSi anomaly and implications for the transfer of Si from land to ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 2197-2207

  Ragueneau, O ^a   Regaudie de Gioux, A ^a   Moriceau, B ^a   Gallinari, M ^a   Vangriesheim, A ^b   Baurand, F ^b   Khripounoff, A ^b  

^a INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Biogenic silica; Congo; Continental margin; Dissolution; Preservation

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FLUXES; BIOGENIC MATTERS; BIOGENIC SILICA; CONGO; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DEEP WATER; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; DOWNSLOPE; GLOBAL SCALE; MASS BALANCE; ORGANIC MATTER; SI:C RATIO; SILICIC ACIDS;

DISSOLUTION; OCEANOGRAPHY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICA;

SILICON;

BENTHIC FLUX; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; CARBON FLUX; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DISSOLUTION; LAND-SEA INTERACTION; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTATION; SILICON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CONGO MARGIN;

EID: 71749120788     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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