Patterns of nitrogen fixation along 10°N in the tropical Atlantic

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 1-4

  Voss, Maren ^a   Croot, Peter ^b   Lochte, Karin ^b   Mills, Matthew ^b   Peeken, Ilka ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

4805 Oceanography: Biological and Chemical: Biogeochemical cycles (1615); 4845 Oceanography: Biological and Chemical: Nutrients and nutrient cycling; 4855 Oceanography: Biological and Chemical: Plankton; 4875 Oceanography: Biological and Chemical: Trace elements; 9325 Information Related to Geographic Region: Atlantic Ocean

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DATA REDUCTION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; IRON; MARINE BIOLOGY; RIVERS; WATER;

EASTERN TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC (ETNA); MIXED LAYER WATERS; RIVER PLUMES; SHALLOW NUTRICLINES;

NITROGEN FIXATION;

NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANKTON;

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

EID: 16644376542     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL020127     Document Type: Article

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