Cross-basin differences in particulate organic carbon export and flux attenuation in the subtropical North Atlantic gyre

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 213-227

  Helmke, Peer ^a   Neuer, Susanne ^a   Lomas, Michael W ^b   Conte, Maureen ^b,c   Freudenthal, Tim ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

^c ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological carbon pump; Export production; Flux attenuation; Particle trap studies; Primary production; Subtropical North Atlantic Gyre

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CARBON PUMP; EXPORT PRODUCTION; NORTH ATLANTIC; PARTICLE TRAPS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHLOROPHYLL; MAMMALS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PORPHYRINS; PUMPS; SATELLITES; TIME SERIES; TROPICS;

ORGANIC CARBON;

CHLOROPHYLL A; GYRE; MESOSCALE EDDY; ORGANIC CARBON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SATELLITE SENSOR; SEASONALITY; TIME SERIES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 74449084642     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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