The N:Si:P molar ratio in the Strait of Gibraltar

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Dafner, Evgeny V ^a   Boscolo, Roberta ^b   Bryden, Harry L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^c NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nutrient; Redfield molar ratio; The Strait of Gibraltar

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SILICON;

MOLAR RATIOS;

GEOPHYSICS;

NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; SEAWATER; SILICON;

STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

EID: 0042784647     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL016274     Document Type: Article

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