Fluxes and distribution of dissolved iron in the eastern (sub-) tropical North Atlantic Ocean

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Rijkenberg, Micha J A ^a,b   Steigenberger, Sebastian ^a   Powell, Claire F ^c   Van Haren, Hans ^b   Patey, Matthew D ^a   Baker, Alex R ^c   Achterberg, Eric P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEOLIAN DUSTS; APPARENT OXYGEN UTILIZATIONS; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DIFFUSIVE MIXING; DISSOLVED ALUMINUM; DISSOLVED IRON; DUST EVENT; EXTERNAL INPUT; EXTERNAL SOURCES; MIXED LAYER; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; REMINERALIZATION; STRONG CORRELATION; STUDY AREAS; SURFACE OCEAN;

DISSOLUTION; DUST; OXYGEN; SURFACE WATERS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTINENTAL SHELF; DESERT; DIFFUSION; DUST; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; EOLIAN PROCESS; FLUX MEASUREMENT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IRON; MIXED LAYER; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; PHOSPHATE; REMINERALIZATION; SEA SURFACE; SURFACE WATER; VERTICAL MIXING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84864440326     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GB004264     Document Type: Article

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