Modeling the geochemical cycle of iron in the oceans and its impact on atmospheric CO2 concentrations

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 727-736

  Lefèvre, Nathalie ^a   Watson, Andrew J ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL PUMP; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; GEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; IRON;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0342905440     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GB900034     Document Type: Article

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