Particle sources and downward fluxes in the eastern Fram strait under the influence of the west Spitsbergen current

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 103, Issue , 2015, Pages 49-63

  Sanchez Vidal, Anna ^a   Veres, Oriol ^a   Langone, Leonardo ^b   Ferré, Benedicte ^c   Calafat, Antoni ^a   Canals, Miquel ^a   Durrieu de Madron, Xavier ^d   Heussner, Serge ^d   Mienert, Jurgen ^c   Grimalt, Joan O ^e   Pusceddu, Antonio ^f   Danovaro, Roberto ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^e INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fram Strait; Ice rafted detritus; Organic carbon; Particle fluxes; West Spitsbergen current

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; ICE; ISOTOPES; SEA ICE; SEDIMENTS;

CHLOROPHYLL-A CONCENTRATION; DOWNWARD PARTICLE FLUXES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FRAM STRAIT; ICE RAFTED DETRITUS; PARTICLE FLUXES; TERRESTRIAL ORGANIC MATTER; WEST SPITSBERGEN CURRENTS;

ORGANIC CARBON;

ALGAL BLOOM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON CYCLE; CHLOROPHYLL A; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GRAIN SIZE; ICE-RAFTED DEBRIS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MOORING SYSTEM; PARTICULATE MATTER; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESUSPENSION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT TRAP; STABLE ISOTOPE; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

ARCTIC; FRAM STRAIT; SPITSBERGEN; STORFJORDEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 84934904197     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2015.06.002     Document Type: Article

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