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Ballast Effect

The "Ballast Effect" is a biogeochemical mechanism in which the association of particulate organic matter with dense mineral or inorganic material increases the sinking velocity and enhances the vertical transport of organic carbon to the deep ocean, thereby influencing the efficiency of the biological pump.

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Ballast Hypothesis

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73

Association of sinking organic matter with various types of mineral ballast in the deep sea: Implications for the rain ratio

Christine Klaas, David Archer · Global Biogeochemical Cycles · 2002 · 866 citations · Full text

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Transoceanic and interoceanic dispersal of coastal marine organisms: the biology of ballast water

James T. Carlton · Oceanography and Marine Biology/Oceanography and marine biology - an annual review · 1985 · 804 citations

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Discrete element modelling of geogrid-reinforced aggregates

G. R. McDowell, Ouahid Harireche, Heinz Konietzky et al. · Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Geotechnical Engineering · 2006 · 240 citations

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On the manoeuvring performance of a ship with theparameter of loading condition

Katsuro Kijima, Toshiyuki Katsuno, Yasuaki Nakiri et al. · Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Japan · 1990 · 176 citations

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Settling velocity spectra and the ballast ratio hypothesis

Robert A. Armstrong, Michael Peterson, Cindy Lee et al. · Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography · 2008 · 147 citations

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Authors

255

  1. CL
    Cindy Lee

    Stony Brook University, United States

    3 publications · 310 citations

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  2. RS
    Richard Sanders

    National Oceanography Centre, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 192 citations

    3

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  3. LA
    Lynn Abramson

    Stony Brook University, United States

    2 publications · 163 citations

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  4. JS
    Jennifer Szlosek

    Stony Brook University, United States

    2 publications · 163 citations

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  5. KE
    Kay‐Christian Emeis

    Universität Hamburg, Germany

    2 publications · 99 citations

    2

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Institutions

126

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    18 publications

    755 citations

  2. Stony Brook University

    Stony Brook, United States

    3 h-index

    14 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    374 citations

  4. National Oceanography Centre

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    782 citations

  5. Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung

    Bremerhaven, Germany

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    277 citations

  6. University of Southampton

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    724 citations

  7. Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche

    Villefranche-sur-Mer, France

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    374 citations

  8. Université Paris Cité

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    107 citations

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  2. Global Biogeochemical Cycles

    4 publications · 1K citations

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  3. Biogeosciences

    3 publications · 175 citations

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  5. Water

    2 publications · 27 citations

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