Isotopic analyses of nitrate and nitrite from reference mixtures and application to Eastern Tropical North Pacific waters

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 184-201

  Casciotti, K L ^a   McIlvin, M R ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Eastern Tropical North Pacific; Isotopes; Nitrate; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITRATE; NITRITE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 35148870161     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2007.06.021     Document Type: Article

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