Distribution and fluxes of aggregates >100 μm in the upper kilometer of the South-Eastern Pacific
Large sinking particles transport organic and inorganic matter into the deeper layers of the oceans. Between 70 and 90% of the aggregates exported from the surface mixed layer are disaggregated within the upper 1000 m. This decrease with depth indicates that fragmentation and remineralization proces...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2008-09-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/5/1361/2008/bg-5-1361-2008.pdf |