Atmospheric iron deposition and sea-surface dissolved iron concentrations in the eastern Atlantic Ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 50, Issue 10-11, 2003, Pages 1339-1352

  Sarthou, Géraldine ^a   Baker, Alex R ^b   Blain, Stéphane ^a   Achterberg, Eric P ^c   Boye, Marie ^d   Bowie, Andrew R ^c   Croot, Peter ^d   Laan, Patrick ^d   De Baar, Hein J W ^d   Jickells, Timothy D ^b   Worsfold, Paul J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aerosol iron; Atmospheric (wet and dry) deposition; Dissolved iron; Iron supply; Residence time; Sea surface

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; COLLOIDS; DEPOSITION; IRON; RAIN; SURFACE WATERS;

RAINFALL RATES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

AEROSOL; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; IRON; RESIDENCE TIME; SEA SURFACE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (EAST);

EID: 0344943254     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(03)00126-2     Document Type: Article

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