Reduced isotope fractionation by denitrification under conditions relevant to the ocean

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 92, Issue , 2012, Pages 243-259

  Kritee, K ^a   Sigman, Daniel M ^a   Granger, Julie ^b   Ward, Bess B ^a   Jayakumar, Amal ^a   Deutsch, Curtis ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NITRATE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; REDUCTION; SUBOXIC CONDITIONS; WATER COLUMN;

EID: 84864400420     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.05.020     Document Type: Article

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