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Delayed settling of marine snow: Effects of density gradient and particle properties and implications for carbon cycling
Description: Marine snow aggregates are often a dominant component of carbon flux and are sites of high bacterial activity; thus, small-scale changes in the settling behavior of marine snow can affect the vertical locations of carbon export and remineralization in the surface ocean. In this study, scientists experimentally investigated the sinking velocities of marine snow aggregates formed in roller tanks as they settled through sharp density gradients. [Source: Marine Chemistry]
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marchem.2015.04.006
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Source: Marine Chemistry
Publish Date: 10/1/2015
Reading Level: Expert
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