Localized refractory dissolved organic carbon sinks in the deep ocean

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 705-710

  Hansell, Dennis A ^a   Carlson, Craig A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Dissolved organic matter; Pacific Ocean

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; STREAM FLOW;

CARBON RESERVOIRS; CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; DEEP-MARINE SYSTEMS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; OVERTURNING CIRCULATION; PACIFIC OCEAN; TRANSIENT WARMING;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

DEEP SEA; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EOCENE; GLOBAL OCEAN; MOBILIZATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER MASS;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84881449016     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gbc.20067     Document Type: Article

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