Sinking rates and ballast composition of particles in the Atlantic Ocean: implications for the organic carbon fluxes to the deep ocean

The flux of materials to the deep sea is dominated by larger, organic-rich particles with sinking rates varying between a few meters and several hundred meters per day. Mineral ballast may regulate the transfer of organic matter and other components by determining the sinking rates, e.g. via particl...

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Hlavní autoři: G. Fischer, G. Karakaş
Médium: Článek
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Copernicus Publications 2009-01-01
Edice:Biogeosciences
On-line přístup:http://www.biogeosciences.net/6/85/2009/bg-6-85-2009.pdf