IronEx-I, an in situ iron-enrichment experiment: Experimental design, implementation and results

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 919-945

  Coale, Kenneth H ^a   Johnson, Kenneth S ^a,b   Fitzwater, Steve E ^a   Blain, Stephane P G ^a,c   Stanton, Tim P ^d   Coley, Teresa L ^a,e  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM   (United States)

^c INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

^d NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; IRON; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; RESEARCH PROGRAM; SURFACE WATER;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032100898     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(98)00019-8     Document Type: Article

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