A time-series assessment of the nitrogen cycle at BATS

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 48, Issue 8-9, 2001, Pages 1897-1924

  Lipschultz, Fredric ^a  

^a BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BATHYMETRY; NITROGEN; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

NITROGEN CYCLE;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

AMMONIUM; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BERMUDA;

EID: 0035038404     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(00)00168-5     Document Type: Article

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