Seasonal fluctuations of nitrite concentrations in the deep oligotrophic ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 403-419

  Lipschultz, F ^a   Zafiriou, O C ^b   Ball, L A ^b  

^a BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP WATER; NITRITES; OLIGOTROPHIC OCEAN; SEASONAL VARIATIONS;

SARGASSO SEA;

EID: 0029751267     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0967-0645(96)00003-3     Document Type: Article

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