Nitrous oxide dynamics in low oxygen regions of the Pacific: Insights from the MEMENTO database

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 5007-5022

  Zamora, L M ^a   Oschlies, A ^a   Bange, H W ^a   Huebert, K B ^b   Craig, J D ^a   Kock, A ^a   Loscher C R ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; DATABASE; GREENHOUSE GAS; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN MINIMUM LAYER; OXYGENATION; PARAMETERIZATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL); PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 84870802595     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-5007-2012     Document Type: Article

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