Isotopic evidence for source changes of nitrate in rain at Bermuda

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 24, 2003, Pages

  Hastings, Meredith Galanter ^a   Sigman, Daniel M ^a   Lipschultz, Fred ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

Author keywords

Bermuda; Isotopes; Nitrate

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITRATE; RAINWATER; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRAJECTORY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 1642311261     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003789     Document Type: Article

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