Distribution of N2O in the Baltic Sea during transition from anoxic to oxic conditions

Biogeosciences

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 557-570

  Walter, S ^a,c   Breitenbach, U ^a   Bange, H W ^a   Nausch, G ^b   Wallace, D W R ^a  

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

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; NITRIFICATION; NITROUS OXIDE; OXIC CONDITIONS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; GOTLAND BASIN; KIEL BIGHT; NORTH SEA; POMERANIAN BIGHT;

EID: 37849185311     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-3-557-2006     Document Type: Article

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