Dust deposition pulses to the eastern subtropical North Atlantic gyre: Does ocean's biogeochemistry respond?

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1-10

  Neuer, Susanne ^a   Torres Padron M E ^b   Gelado Caballero, M D ^b   Rueda, M J ^c   Hernandez Brito J ^c   Davenport, Robert ^d   Wefer, Gerold ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^c Instituto Canario de Ciencias Marinas   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmospheric dust deposition; ESTOC; Iron; Particle flux; Subtropical North Atlantic gyre

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DUST; GYRE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 15944410935     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GB002228     Document Type: Article

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