Excess nitrate and nitrogen fixation in the North Atlantic Ocean

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 84, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 243-265

  Hansell, Dennis A ^a   Bates, Nicholas R ^b   Olson, Donald B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b GE 01   (Bermuda)

Author keywords

N P ratio; Nitrate; Nitrogen fixation; Phosphate; Subtropical North Atlantic

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; NITRATE; NITROGEN FIXATION; SEAWATER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 0346306074     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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