Predicting the oceanic flux of radionuclides on sinking biogenic debris

Predictions of radionuclide fluxes are presented that are generally comparable with sediment-trap measurements of radionuclide fluxes in the Pacific Ocean. This information suggests that the downward flux from open ocean surface waters of particle-reactive radionuclides is governed principally by si...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1988-10, Vol.335 (6191), p.622-625
Main Authors: Fisher, Nicholas S, Cochran, J. Kirk, Krishnaswami, S, Livingston, Hugh D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Isotope geochemistry
Isotope geochemistry. Geochronology
Marine
Marine biology
Marine geology
Oceanography
Radioisotopes
Surface water
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Summary:Predictions of radionuclide fluxes are presented that are generally comparable with sediment-trap measurements of radionuclide fluxes in the Pacific Ocean. This information suggests that the downward flux from open ocean surface waters of particle-reactive radionuclides is governed principally by sinking biogenic debris.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/335622a0