Stable nitrogen isotopic ratios of sinking particles and sediments from the northern Indian Ocean

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 96, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 243-255

  Gaye Haake, B ^a   Lahajnar, N ^a   Emeis, K Ch ^a   Unger, D ^b   Rixen, T ^b   Suthhof, A ^b,e   Ramaswamy, V ^c   Schulz, H ^d   Paropkari, A L ^c   Guptha, M V S ^c   Ittekkot, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH ZMT   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^e GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Arabian Sea; Bay of Bengal; Indian Ocean; Sediments; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PARTICULATE FLUX; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

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

EID: 23044434505     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2005.02.001     Document Type: Article

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