Technical note: A universal method for measuring the thickness of microscopic calcite crystals, based on bidirectional circular polarization
<p>Coccoliths are major contributors to the particulate inorganic carbon in the ocean that is a key part of the carbon cycle. The coccoliths are a few micrometres in length and weigh a few picogrammes. Their birefringence characteristics in polarized optical microscopy have been used to estima...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2021-02-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/18/775/2021/bg-18-775-2021.pdf |