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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Бібліографічні деталі
Автори: G. Fischer, G. Karakaş
Формат: Стаття
Мова:English
Опубліковано: Copernicus Publications 2009-01-01
Серія:Biogeosciences
Онлайн доступ:http://www.biogeosciences.net/6/85/2009/bg-6-85-2009.pdf