Oceans and seas:BENthic biology and Geochemistry of a north-eastern Atlantic abyssal Locality (BENGAL)
Published: March 30, 2010, 12:00 am
Updated: November 30, 2011, 2:36 pm
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BENGAL (BENthic biology and Geochemistry of a north-eastern Atlantic abyssal Locality) is a high resolution temporal and spatial study whose objective is to understand how the properties of the abyssal boundary layer respond to and modify the incoming chemical signal from the surface layers and therefore affect the paleoceanographic record in the underlying sediment.
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BENGAL aims to quantify and characterize the incoming flux (with time–lapse sediment traps and midwater particle cameras), its resuspension (with transmissometers and current meters), and its ultimate deposition (with chemical analysis of core samples and time–lapse sea–bed photography).
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Steve Baum (Lead Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "BENthic biology and Geochemistry of a north-eastern Atlantic abyssal Locality (BENGAL)". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 30, 2010; Last revised Date November 30, 2011; Retrieved May 22, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/BENthic_biology_and_Geochemistry_of_a_north-eastern_Atlantic_abyssal_Locality_(BENGAL)?topic=49523>
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BENGAL (BENthic biology and Geochemistry of a north-eastern Atlantic abyssal Locality) is a high resolution temporal and spatial study whose objective is to understand how the properties of the abyssal boundary layer respond to and modify the incoming chemical signal from the surface layers and therefore affect the paleoceanographic record in the underlying sediment.
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BENGAL aims to quantify and characterize the incoming flux (with time–lapse sediment traps and midwater particle cameras), its resuspension (with transmissometers and current meters), and its ultimate deposition (with chemical analysis of core samples and time–lapse sea–bed photography).
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