Particulate iron, aluminum, and manganese in the Pacific equatorial undercurrent and low latitude western boundary current sources

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 142-144, Issue , 2012, Pages 54-67

  Slemons, Lia ^a   Paul, Barbara ^a   Resing, Joseph ^a   Murray, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

145 E to 140 W; Aluminum; Equatorial Pacific; Equatorial undercurrent; Iron; Manganese; New Ireland; Papua New Guinea; Particulate

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BOUNDARY CURRENT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IRON; MANGANESE; PARTICLE MOTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; REMINERALIZATION; SUSPENDED LOAD; UNDERCURRENT; WATER COLUMN;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL); PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 84866302334     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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