Meridional variability in dissolved organic matter stocks and diagenetic state within the euphotic and mesopelagic zone of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 119, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 9-21

  Goldberg, Stuart J ^a,b   Carlson, Craig A ^a   Bock, Brandon ^a   Nelson, Norm B ^a   Siegel, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagenetic state; Dissolved combined neutral sugars (DCNS); Dissolved organic matter (DOM); North Atlantic Ocean; Total hydrolyzable carbohydrates (TCHO)

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC INTERMEDIATE WATER; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; DEEP SEA; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EUPHOTIC ZONE; HYDROGRAPHY; INTERMEDIATE WATER; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; MESOPELAGIC ZONE; MONOSACCHARIDE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SURFACE WATER; TRANSECT; VENTILATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); SARGASSO SEA;

EID: 77950521611     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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