The South Atlantic in the Late Quaternary
Contributors: G. Wefer (Editor); S. Mulitza (Editor); V. Ratmeyer (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: May 16, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 722
ISBN-13: 9783540210283
Subjects: Oceanography (seas); Earth Sciences - Oceanography; Science; Science/Mathematics; South Atlantic; Earth Sciences - Geology; Science / Oceanography
First sentence: Biogeochemical processes in the ocean act as a downward pump (Volk and Hoffert 1985) that produces low concentrations of nutrients and carbon in surface water and high values below.