Glacial marine nutrient and carbon redistribution: Evidence from the tropical ocean

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Loubere, Paul ^a   Fariduddin, Mohammad ^b   Richaud, Mathieu ^c  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; OCEANOGRAPHY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); TROPICS;

ATMOSPHERIC CO; CARBON ISOTOPES; DEEP OCEAN; DEEP RESERVOIRS; EXPORT PRODUCTION; GLACIAL CYCLES; HOLOCENES; NUTRIENT CONTENTS; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; PLEISTOCENE; SOUTHERN OCEAN; TROPICAL ATLANTIC; TROPICAL OCEAN; UPWELLING REGION; VERTICAL MIXING;

NUTRIENTS;

BATHYMETRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; UPWELLING; VERTICAL MIXING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 80052324760     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GC003546     Document Type: Article

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