Abstract
The geochemical cycle of major elements in the Ocean, strongly depends on their behaviour in the particulate phase. For example, this is the case for the carbon cycle and for the CO2 exchange between the atmosphere and the upper layer of the sea water, as these phenomena are related to the exit, from the surface Hater, of organic particulate matter and calcium carbonate particles. The horizontal transport of the suspended matter (SPM) is tied to the motion of the Hater masses. The vertical transport of the SPM, however, mainly depends on the gravity and vertical mixing effects. We intend here to describe these effects and how to use them to compute some useful physical and geochemical parameters. The vertical transport of the particles in the atmosphere, and their particle size distribution, follow in most cases the same basic laws which apply to marine particles (Slinn, 1983).
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Brun-Cottan, J.C. (1986). Vertical Transport of Particles within the Ocean. In: Buat-Ménard, P. (eds) The Role of Air-Sea Exchange in Geochemical Cycling. NATO ASI Series, vol 185. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4738-2_4
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