The impact of Saharan dust on the particulate export in the water column of the North Western Mediterranean Sea

Simultaneous measurements of atmospheric deposition and of sinking particles at 200 and 1000 m depth, were performed in the Ligurian Sea (North-Western Mediterranean) between 2003 and 2007, along with phytoplanktonic activity derived from satellite images. Atmospheric deposition of Saharan dust part...

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Published in:Biogeosciences
Main Authors: E. Ternon, C. Guieu, M.-D. Loÿe-Pilot, N. Leblond, E. Bosc, B. Gasser, J.-C. Miquel, J. Martín
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-03-01
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/7/809/2010/bg-7-809-2010.pdf