Estimation of denitrification in Baltic Sea deep water from gas tension measurements

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 125, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 91-100

  Loffler A ^a   Schneider, B ^a   Schmidt, M ^a   Nausch, G ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Denitrification; Gas tension

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEEP WATER; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; ESTIMATION METHOD; OXYGEN; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SALINITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; GOTLAND BASIN;

EID: 79955672542     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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