Determination of total N2 fixation rates in the ocean taking into account both the particulate and filtrate fractions

Biogeosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2369-2377

  Konno, U ^a   Tsunogai, U ^a   Komatsu, D D ^a   Daita, S ^a   Nakagawa, F ^a   Tsuda, A ^b   Matsui, T ^a   Eum, Y J ^a   Suzuki, K ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILTRATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PARTICULATE MATTER; REACTION RATE; SEAWATER; TRACER;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 77955621267     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-7-2369-2010     Document Type: Article

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