Insights into particle formation and remineralization using the short-lived radionuclide, Thoruim-234

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 15, 2010, Pages

  Maiti, Kanchan ^a,b   Benitez Nelson, Claudia R ^c   Buesseler, Ken O ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPTH DISTRIBUTION; EUPHOTIC ZONE; FRAGMENTATION PROCESS; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH VERTICAL RESOLUTION; MASS BALANCE MODEL; PARTICLE FORMATIONS; PARTICLE FRAGMENTATION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; POC FLUX; REMINERALIZATION; SINKING PARTICLES;

ORGANIC CARBON;

BACTERIUM; CARBON SINK; EUPHOTIC ZONE; MASS BALANCE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; RADIONUCLIDE; REMINERALIZATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; THORIUM ISOTOPE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77955747205     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL044063     Document Type: Article

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