MedFlux: Investigations of particle flux in the Twilight Zone

Cindy Lee; Robert A. Armstrong; J. Kirk Cochran; Anja Engel; Scott W. Fowler; Madeleine Goutx; Pere Masqué; Juan Carlos Miquel; Michael Peterson; Christian Tamburini; Stuart Wakeham

doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.12.003

MedFlux: Investigations of particle flux in the Twilight Zone

Cindy Lee
, Robert A. Armstrong
, J. Kirk Cochran
, Anja Engel
, Scott W. Fowler
, Madeleine Goutx
, Pere Masqué
, Juan Carlos Miquel
, Michael Peterson
, Christian Tamburini
, Stuart Wakeham

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Stony Brook University
Alfred Wegener Institute - Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
International Atomic Energy Agency
Aix-Marseille Université
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Ocean Science Consulting and Research
University of Georgia

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Abstract

The MedFlux project was devised to determine and model relationships between organic matter and mineral ballasts of sinking particulate matter in the ocean. Specifically we investigated the ballast ratio hypothesis, tested various commonly used sampling and modeling techniques, and developed new technologies that would allow better characterization of particle biogeochemistry. Here we describe the rationale for the project, the biogeochemical provenance of the DYFAMED site, the international support structure, and highlights from the papers published here. Additional MedFlux papers can be accessed at the MedFlux web site (http://msrc.sunysb.edu/MedFlux/).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1363-1368
Number of pages	6
Journal	Deep-Sea Research Part II
Volume	56
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.12.003
State	Published - Aug 15 2009

Keywords

Ballast ratio hypothesis
DYFAMED
MedFlux
Mediterranean Sea biogeochemistry
Organic carbon flux

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