Natural abundance-level measurement of the nitrogen isotopic composition of oceanic nitrate: An adaptation of the ammonia diffusion method

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 227-242

  Sigman, D M ^a   Altabet, M A ^b   Michener, R ^c   McCorkle, D C ^d   Fry, B ^a   Holmes, R M ^e  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

^d FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Isotopes; Nitrate ion; Nitrogen; Seawater

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AMMONIA DIFFUSION METHOD; ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NATURAL ABUNDANCE-LEVEL MEASUREMENT; NITRATES;

EID: 0030863832     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(97)00009-1     Document Type: Article

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