Impact of changes in river fluxes of silica on the global marine silicon cycle: A model comparison

Biogeosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 441-453

  Bernard, C Y ^a   Laruelle, G G ^b   Slomp, C P ^b   Heinze, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CIRCULATION MODELING; DISSOLVED GAS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROWTH RATE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RIVER FLOW; SILICA; SPATIAL VARIATION; SULFUR CYCLE; WEATHERING RATE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 76649099554     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-7-441-2010     Document Type: Article

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