Nitrogen isotopic composition of sinking particles from the southern Bay of Bengal: Evidence for variable nitrogen sources

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1658-1676

  Unger, Daniela ^a   Schäfer, Petra ^a   Ittekkot, Venugopalan ^a   Gaye, Birgit ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

5 N; 87 E; Bay of Bengal; Indian Ocean; Interannual variability; Nitrogen isotopes; Particle flux; Southwest Monsoon Current

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPOSITION; FLUXES; ISOTOPES; MARINE APPLICATIONS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; SOUTHWEST MONSOON CURRENTS;

NITROGEN;

ANNUAL VARIATION; MONSOON; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PARTICULATE FLUX; SEASONAL VARIATION;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 33750518785     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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