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Particulate transport of radionuclides 14 C and 55 Fe to deep waters in the Pacific Ocean
Author(s) -
Lai D.,
Somayajulu B. L. K.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1977.22.1.0055
Subject(s) - radionuclide , particulates , pacific ocean , oceanography , environmental chemistry , seawater , deep sea , radiochemistry , chemistry , environmental science , geology , physics , nuclear physics , organic chemistry
Observations during 1969–1971 indicate that radionuclides 14 C and 55 Fe in particulates in Pacific Ocean waters 28–31° N, 119–121° W up to depths of 2,500 m were transported from the surface within a short time (<10 yr). The mean downward sinking rates for 55 Fe 14 C are deduced to be 0.5 ✕ 10 −3 and 2.5 ✕ 10 −3 cm s −1 . The appreciably faster transport of 14 C is consistent with the fact that the mean size calculated for biogenic calcareous particles transporting 14 C is larger than that for the 55 Fe‐labeled particles.
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