Nitrogen isotope constraints on subantarctic biogeochemistry

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  DiFiore, Peter J ^a   Sigman, Daniel M ^a   Trull, Thomas W ^b   Lourey, Martin J ^c   Karsh, Kristen ^a,b   Cane, Greg ^a   Ho, Ruby ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ANTARCTIC CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEMS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ISOTOPES; NITRATES; NITROGEN; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NITRATE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SALINITY; SEAWATER; SUBANTARCTIC REGION; SUMMER; THERMOCLINE; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ALGAE;

EID: 33847311794     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC003216     Document Type: Article

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