A novel statistical analysis of chloropigment fluxes to constrain particle exchange and organic matter remineralization rate constants in the Mediterranean Sea

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 192, Issue , 2017, Pages 49-58

  Wang, Wei Lei ^a,b   Lee, Cindy ^a   Cochran, J Kirk ^a   Primeau, François W ^b   Armstrong, Robert A ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian statistics; MedFlux; Organic matter remineralization; Pigment; Sinking particles; SV trap

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CHLOROPHYLL A; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICULATE MATTER; PIGMENT; REMINERALIZATION; SETTLING VELOCITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 85017133667     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2017.03.011     Document Type: Article

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