Basin-scale inputs of cobalt, iron, and manganese from the Benguela-Angola front to the South Atlantic Ocean

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 989-1010

  Noble, Abigail E ^a   Lamborg, Carl H ^a   Ohnemus, Dan C ^a   Lam, Phoebe J ^a   Goepfert, Tyler J ^a   Measures, Chris I ^b   Frame, Caitlin H ^a   Casciotti, Karen L ^a   DiTullio, Giacomo R ^c   Jennings, Joe ^d   Saito, Mak A ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c School of Business   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84871418565     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19395590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2012.57.4.0989     Document Type: Article

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