Processes influencing iron distribution in the coastal waters of the Tsugaru Strait, Japan

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 815-830

  Saitoh, Yukiyo ^a   Kuma, Kenshi ^a   Isoda, Yutaka ^a   Kuroda, Hiroshi ^a,b   Matsuura, Hiromi ^a   Wagawa, Taku ^a,c   Takata, Hyoe ^a,d   Kobayashi, Naoto ^a   Nagao, Seiya ^a   Nakatsuka, Takeshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

AOU; Coastal waters; Iron input; Nitrate; Tidal mixing; Tsugaru Strait

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED MATTER; IRON; NITRATE; RUNOFF; TIDAL CURRENT; TRANSPORT PROCESS; VERTICAL MIXING; WATER COLUMN; WATER MASS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; TSUGARU STRAIT;

EID: 56049093692     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-008-0068-3     Document Type: Article

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