Influence of the ITCZ on H2O2 in near surface waters in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean

Geophysical Research Letters

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

  Croot, Peter L ^a   Streu, Peter ^a   Peeken, Ilka ^a   Lochte, Karin ^a   Baker, Alex R ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3354 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Precipitation (1854); 4504 Oceanography: Physical: Air sea interactions (0312); 4805 Oceanography: Biological and Chemical: Biogeochemical cycles (1615); 4835 Oceanography: Biological and Chemical: Inorganic marine chemistry; 4852 Oceanography: Biological and Chemical: Photochemistry

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; METEOR IMPACTS; RAIN; WATER;

EQUITORIAL UPWELLING; INTER TROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE (ITCZ); RAINWATER INPUTS; UPPER WATER COLUMN;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; RAINWATER; WATER COLUMN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 16644386101     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL020154     Document Type: Article

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