Sediment Trap Experiments in the Water Column Off Southwestern Taiwan:234Th Fluxes
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Journal of Oceanography, n.50, p.403-414
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Journal of Oceanography
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50
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403-414
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1994
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1994
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The activity of234Th (t1/2=24.1 days) in dissolved, particulate and sediment trap samples was determined in the water column off southwestern Taiwan during 2-4 October, 1993. Vertical234Th fluxes measured by the free-floating sediment traps ranged from 363 to 2290 dpm m-2 d-1 in the upper 450 m. Th-234 fluxes predicted from the irreversible scavenging model concur with those measured by the sediment traps. Comparison of the residence times of particulate234Th and particulate organic carbon showed that their respective values differ by a factor of approximately 2∼3, which suggests organic carbon is preferentially recycled relative to234Th in the euphotic zone. © 1994 Journal of the Oceanographic Society of Japan.
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