Carbon and biogenic silica export influenced by the Amazon River Plume: Patterns of remineralization in deep-sea sediments

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 85, Issue , 2014, Pages 124-137

  Chong, L S ^a   Berelson, W M ^a   McManus, J ^b   Hammond, D E ^a   Rollins, N E ^a   Yager, P L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon River Plume; Carbon diagenesis; Pore water nitrate

Indexed keywords

AMAZON RIVER; DIFFUSION-REACTION EQUATION; DRIFTING SEDIMENT TRAPS; EASTERN EQUATORIAL ATLANTIC; EXTRACTION TECHNIQUES; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PORE WATERS; REMINERALIZATION RATE;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEPOSITION; NITRATES; NITROGEN FIXATION; REACTION RATES; SEDIMENTS; SILICA; SILICATES; SILICON; WATER;

RIVERS;

BENTHOS; CARBON FLUX; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; DIFFUSION; ESTIMATION METHOD; REMINERALIZATION; RIVER PLUME; SEDIMENT CORE; SILICA;

AMAZON RIVER; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84893426116     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2013.12.007     Document Type: Article

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