North Pacific-wide spreading of isotopically heavy nitrogen during the last deglaciation: Evidence from the western Pacific

Biogeosciences

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1641-1650

  Kao, S J ^a,d   Liu, K K ^b   Hsu, S C ^a   Chang, Y P ^c   Dai, M H ^d  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 74049092455     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-5-1641-2008     Document Type: Article

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