Organic-rich mud on the western margin of southern Africa: Nutrient source to the Southern Ocean?

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Compton, John ^a   Herbert, Caren ^a   Schneider, Ralph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENGUELA; BIOLOGICAL PUMPS; BOTTOM CURRENT; CLAY PARTICLES; DIAGENETICS; GLACIAL MAXIMA; GLACIAL PERIOD; HOLOCENES; MASS EFFECTS; MUD DEPOSIT; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT SOURCES; OPEN OCEAN; SEDIMENT RESUSPENSION; SHELF BREAK; SOUTHERN OCEAN; SUBTROPICAL CONVERGENCE; TIDAL ENERGY; UPWELLING SYSTEMS;

BUSES; DISSOLUTION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; ORGANIC CARBON; PRODUCTIVITY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEA LEVEL; TIDAL POWER;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

ADVECTION; BIOLOGICAL PUMP; BOTTOM CURRENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY DISSIPATION; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SUBTROPICAL CONVERGENCE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENGUELA CURRENT; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 77950603540     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GB003427     Document Type: Article

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