Sea-to-air and diapycnal nitrous oxide fluxes in the eastern tropical North Atlantic Ocean

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 957-964

  Kock, A ^a   Schafstall, J ^a   Dengler, M ^a   Brandt, P ^a   Bange, H W ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; DENSITY; FLOW VELOCITY; GAS EXCHANGE; GAS FLOW; MIXED LAYER; NITROUS OXIDE; PARAMETERIZATION; SURFACTANT; UPWELLING; WATER MASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); MAURITANIA;

EID: 84858011921     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-957-2012     Document Type: Article

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