A new time series of particle export from neutrally buoyant sediments traps at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study site

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 72, Issue , 2013, Pages 34-47

  Owens, S A ^a   Buesseler, K O ^a   Lamborg, C H ^a   Valdes, J ^a   Lomas, M W ^b,c   Johnson, R J ^b   Steinberg, D K ^d   Siegel, D A ^e  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

^c BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bermuda Atlantic Time series Study; Particle export; Sediment traps

Indexed keywords

BERMUDA ATLANTIC TIME-SERIES STUDY; BLANK CORRECTIONS; CARBON FLUXES; LOW FLUX; MIXED LAYER; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON FLUXES; POC FLUX; POSITIVE BIAS; STUDY SITES; SUMMER MONTHS; UNDER-SAMPLING;

BUOYANCY; SCREENING;

SEDIMENT TRAPS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BUOYANCY; CARBON FLUX; PARTICLE MOTION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT TRAP; TIME SERIES; ZOOPLANKTON;

BERMUDA;

EID: 84870829727     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2012.10.011     Document Type: Article

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