Seasonal POC fluxes at BATS estimated from 210Po deficits

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 113-124

  Stewart, Gillian M ^a   Bradley Moran, S ^b   Lomas, Michael W ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

Author keywords

BATS; Oligotrophic ocean; Polonium; Seasonal POC export

Indexed keywords

BATS; BULK MASS FLUX; FLUX CONDITIONS; INDIVIDUAL CELLS; POC FLUX; SIZE CLASS; SPRING BLOOMS;

AGGLOMERATION; BLOOMS (METAL); MAMMALS; OCEANOGRAPHY; ORGANIC CARBON; POLONIUM;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

ALGAL BLOOM; DISEQUILIBRIUM; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; POLONIUM ISOTOPE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRACER; WATER COLUMN;

BERMUDA;

EID: 72249103037     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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