Rayleigh distillation equations applied to isotopic evolution of organic nitrogen across a continental shelf

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 369-378

  Van Hale, Robert ^a   Frew, Russell D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Field measurements; Nitrogen isotopes; Particulate organic nitrogen; Subantarctic zone (SA); Subtropical water (STW)

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; DISTILLATION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; NITRATE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ORGANIC NITROGEN; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SUBANTARCTIC REGION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SURFACE WATER;

NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 77950293088     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF09041     Document Type: Article

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