Upwelling velocity and eddy diffusivity from 7Be measurements used to compare vertical nutrient flux to export POC flux in the Eastern Tropical South Pacific
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a Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, 3651 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, United States b RSMAS, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, United States c Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science Dept., Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, United States d Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, 3616 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States
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