Does phosphate adsorption onto Saharan dust explain the unusual N/P ratio in the Mediterranean Sea?

Oceanologica Acta

Volumn 26, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 629-634

  Ridame, Céline ^a   Moutin, Thierry ^b   Guieu, Cécile ^c  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Mediterranean Sea; N P ratio; Phosphate; Saharan dust

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DUST; PHOSPHATE; SEAWATER;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0344066230     PISSN: 03991784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-1784(03)00061-6     Document Type: Article

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