Scavenging phenomenon elucidated from234Th/238U disequilibrium in surface water of the Taiwan Strait

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 713-726

  Wei, Ching Ling ^a   Tsai, Jing Ru ^a   Hou, Yen Ruei ^a   Wen, Liang Saw ^a   Sheu, David D ^b   Chou, Wen Chen ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

234Th; Export flux; Scavenging; Taiwan Strait

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISEQUILIBRIUM; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE WATER; THORIUM;

TAIWAN STRAIT;

EID: 77956593651     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2009.08.26.01(Oc)     Document Type: Article

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