Behaviour of the ocean DMS(P) pools in the Sargasso Sea viewed in a coupled physical-biogeochemical ocean model

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 788-803

  Le Clainche, Yvonnick ^a   Levasseur, Maurice ^a   Vézina, Alain ^b   Dacey, John W H ^c   Saucier, François J ^d  

^a Département de Biologie   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DIMETHYLSULFIDE; NUTRIENT CYCLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SARGASSO SEA;

EID: 4544240396     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F04-027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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