Atmospheric iron delivery and surface ocean biological activity in the southern ocean and Patagonian region

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Erickson III, David J ^a   Hernandez, Jose L ^a   Ginoux, P ^b,c   Gregg, W W ^c   McClain, C ^c   Christian, J ^c,d  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; CHLOROPHYLL; CORRELATION METHODS; IRON; NUTRITION; BIOACTIVITY;

OCEANIC BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC DUST; BIOLOGIC ACTIVITIES; CHLOROPHYLL CONCENTRATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES; OCEAN TRANSPORTS; SPATIAL RESPONSE; SURFACE CHLOROPHYLL;

GEOPHYSICS; OCEANOGRAPHY;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; IRON; SEA SURFACE;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0346152844     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL017241     Document Type: Article

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