Modelling aggregate formation and sedimentation of organic and mineral particles

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 81-95

  Barkmann, Wolfgang ^a   Schäfer Neth, Christian ^a   Balzer, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Dust; Modelling; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE FORMATION; AGGREGATION; ANNUAL AVERAGE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; BREAK-UP; CARBON FLUXES; DISAGGREGATION; DUST FLUX; DUST PARTICLE; FREE PARTICLES; MINERAL PARTICLES; MIXED LAYER; MODEL RESULTS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICLE CYCLING; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTERS; SEA FLOOR; SEASONAL CYCLE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATES; VERTICAL FLUXES; VERTICAL PROFILE;

AGGREGATES; ALGAE CONTROL; BIOACTIVITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHLOROPHYLL; DUST; MINERALS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PORPHYRINS; SEDIMENTATION; SILICATE MINERALS;

AGGLOMERATION;

AGGREGATE; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; CARBON FLUX; DETRITUS; EOLIAN PROCESS; MIXED LAYER; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICLE SETTLING; PHYTOPLANKTON; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; THERMOCLINE;

EID: 77954864426     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2010.02.009     Document Type: Article

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