The role of air-sea exchange in the marine nitrogen cycle

Biogeosciences

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 271-280

  Jickells, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ALGAL BLOOM; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COASTAL WATER; DEPOSITION; EUTROPHICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; OPEN OCEAN;

EID: 33745597675     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-3-271-2006     Document Type: Review

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