234Th-derived surface export fluxes of POC from the Northern Barents Sea and the Eurasian sector of the Central Arctic Ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 68, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-11

  Gustafsson, Örjan ^a   Andersson, Per S ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Carbon; Marginal ice zone; Oden; Particle settling

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC OCEAN; ARCTIC STATION; BARENTS SEA; BETA COUNTING; DEEP WATER; EXPORT FLUX; MARGINAL ICE ZONE; MEASUREMENT PROTOCOL; NORTH POLE; NORTHERN BARENTS SEA; ODEN; PARTICLE SETTLING; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SECULAR EQUILIBRIUM; SURFACE OCEAN; UPPER OCEAN;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON; SEA ICE;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DEEP WATER; MARGINAL ICE ZONE; PARTICLE SETTLING; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; POLAR REGION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; THORIUM ISOTOPE; UPPER OCEAN;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA;

EID: 84864957525     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2012.05.014     Document Type: Article

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