Estimating iron and aluminum removal rates in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean using a box model approach

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 311-324

  Palacz, Artur P ^a   Chai, Fei ^a   Dugdale, Richard C ^b   Measures, Christopher I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Al scavenging; Box model; Fe transport and cycling; Geographic region: equatorial Pacific; HNLC waters

Indexed keywords

AL SCAVENGING; BOX MODEL; FE TRANSPORT AND CYCLING; GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS; HNLC WATERS;

BUDGET CONTROL; CHLOROPHYLL; ESTIMATION; SURFACE WATERS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ALUMINUM;

ALUMINUM; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CHLOROPHYLL; DISSOLVED LOAD; ESTIMATION METHOD; EUPHOTIC ZONE; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; IRON; NITRATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; UNDERCURRENT; VELOCITY; WATER COLUMN;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 79951511213     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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