• Title of article

    MedFlux: Investigations of particle flux in the Twilight Zone

  • Author/Authors

    Lee، نويسنده , , Cindy and Armstrong، نويسنده , , Robert A. and Cochran، نويسنده , , J. Kirk and Engel، نويسنده , , Anja and Fowler، نويسنده , , Scott W. and Goutx، نويسنده , , Madeleine and Masqué، نويسنده , , Pere and Miquel، نويسنده , , Juan Carlos and Peterson، نويسنده , , Michael and Tamburini، نويسنده , , Christian and Wakeham، نويسنده , , Stuart، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2009
  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    1363
  • To page
    1368
  • Abstract
    The MedFlux project was devised to determine and model relationships between organic matter and mineral ballasts of sinking particulate matter in the ocean. Specifically we investigated the ballast ratio hypothesis, tested various commonly used sampling and modeling techniques, and developed new technologies that would allow better characterization of particle biogeochemistry. Here we describe the rationale for the project, the biogeochemical provenance of the DYFAMED site, the international support structure, and highlights from the papers published here. Additional MedFlux papers can be accessed at the MedFlux web site (http://msrc.sunysb.edu/MedFlux/).
  • Keywords
    Ballast ratio hypothesis , Organic carbon flux , MEDFLUX , DYFAMED , Mediterranean Sea biogeochemistry
  • Journal title
    Deep-sea research part II: Topical Studies in oceanography
  • Serial Year
    2009
  • Journal title
    Deep-sea research part II: Topical Studies in oceanography
  • Record number

    2314870