Organic and inorganic particles that sink from the ocean surface into the deep sea are also known as marine snow. Many environmental parameters are stored in them, which can be used to reconstruct the climate of the past, among other things. Photo: MARUM (IMAGE)

MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen

Organic and inorganic particles that sink from the ocean surface into the deep sea are also known as marine snow. Many environmental parameters are stored in them, which can be used to reconstruct the climate of the past, among other things. Photo: MARUM

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Organic and inorganic particles that sink from the ocean surface into the deep sea are also known as marine snow. Many environmental parameters are stored in them, which can be used to reconstruct the climate of the past, among other things.  Photo: MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen

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