Seasonality of particle-associated trace element fluxes in the deep northeast Atlantic Ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 785-796

  Kuss, J ^a   Waniek, J J ^a   Kremling, K ^b   Schulz Bull, D E ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eastern North Atlantic Ocean; Export flux; German JGOFS; Non lithogenic (excess) flux; Organic carbon; Particle flux; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; EXPORT FLUX; GERMAN JGOFS; NON-LITHOGENIC (EXCESS) FLUX; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; DISSOLUTION; HEAT FLUX; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; OCEANOGRAPHY; ORGANIC CARBON; SEAWATER; TRACE ANALYSIS; ZINC;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

BIOGENIC MATERIAL; CALCIUM; CONTINENTAL CRUST; DEEP SEA; EOLIAN PROCESS; FLUVIAL PROCESS; GYRE; MESOSCALE EDDY; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE FLUX; PHOSPHORUS; SEASONALITY; SEDIMENT TRAP; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRACE METAL; TRANSITION ELEMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

EID: 77954886522     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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