Concentration and vertical flux of Fukushima-derived radiocesium in sinking particles from two sites in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3525-3534

  Honda, M C ^a   Kawakami, H ^a   Watanabe, S ^a   Saino, T ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM ISOTOPE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CLAY MINERAL; CORRELATION; GYRE; RADIONUCLIDE; RESIDENCE TIME; SEAWATER; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENT TRAP; SUBARCTIC REGION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TIME SERIES; VERTICAL MIXING; ZOOPLANKTON;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

EID: 84879100869     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-3525-2013     Document Type: Article

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