234Th balance and implications for seasonal particle retention in the eastern Bering Sea

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 94, Issue , 2013, Pages 7-21

  Baumann, M S ^a   Moran, S B ^a   Kelly, R P ^a   Lomas, M W ^b   Shull, D H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

^c WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

234Th; Bering Sea; Particle transport; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BERING SEA; EASTERN BERING SEAS; ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH; MARGINAL ICE ZONE; PARTICLE RETENTION; PARTICLE TRANSPORT; REACTIVE CHEMICALS; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION;

SEDIMENTS;

BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ICE RETREAT; INVENTORY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; PARTICLE MOTION; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); THORIUM ISOTOPE; WATER COLUMN;

BERING SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84884203921     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.03.008     Document Type: Article

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