On the proportion of ballast versus non-ballast associated carbon export in the surface ocean

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 2012, Pages

  Le Moigne, Frédéric A C ^a   Sanders, Richard J ^a   Villa Alfageme, María ^b   Martin, Adrian P ^a   Pabortsava, Katsiaryna ^c   Planquette, Hélne ^a   Morris, Paul J ^d   Thomalla, Sandy J ^e,f  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^e Future production Chemicals Cluster   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

BIOMINERALS; CARBON EXPORT; EXPORT FLUX; MINERAL EXPORTS; MINERAL PHASIS; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; SOUTHERN OCEAN; SURFACE OCEAN; TRANSFER EFFICIENCY;

MINERALS;

BIOMINERALIZATION; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SINK; DIATOM; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; SEA SURFACE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84865431332     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GL052980     Document Type: Article

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