Biogeochemistry of total organic carbon and nitrogen in the Sargasso Sea: Control by convective overturn

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 48, Issue 8-9, 2001, Pages 1649-1667

  Hansell, Dennis A ^a   Carlson, Craig A ^a  

^a BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; WATER;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CARBON CYCLE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OCEANIC CONVECTION; OVERTURN; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035025766     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(00)00153-3     Document Type: Article

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