Carbon, alkalinity and nutrient budgets on the East China Sea continental shelf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C9, 1999, Pages 20675-20686

  Chen, Chen Tung Arthur ^a   Wang, Shu Lun ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; DENITRIFICATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEA WATER; SEDIMENT;

ALKALINITY; CARBON BUDGET; CARBONATE SYSTEM; CONTINENTAL SHELF; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS;

CHINA SHELF; EAST CHINA SEA;

EID: 2442586965     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900055     Document Type: Article

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