Modeling abiotic production of apparent oxygen utilisation in the oligotrophic subtropical North Atlantic

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-33

  Dietze, Heiner ^a   Oschlies, Andreas ^b  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apparent oxygen utilisation; Carbon export; Euphotic zone; Modeling; Subtropical North Atlantic

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC PRODUCTION; APPARENT OXYGEN UTILISATION; CARBON EXPORT; EUPHOTIC ZONE; NORTH ATLANTIC; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; PHYSICAL PROCESS; VERTICAL INTEGRATION;

CARBON; MODELS; TROPICS;

OXYGEN SUPPLY;

EID: 34548442213     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-005-0109-z     Document Type: Article

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