Systematic ENSO-driven nutrient variability recorded by central equatorial Pacific corals

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 3956-3961

  LaVigne, Michèle ^a,b   Nurhati, Intan S ^c,d,e   Cobb, Kim M ^c   McGregor, Helen V ^f   Sinclair, Daniel ^b   Sherrell, Robert M ^b  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d SINGAPORE MIT ALLIANCE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^e Surya University   (Indonesia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

corals; ENSO; phosphate; proxy; upwelling

Indexed keywords

CORALS; ENSO; PHOSPHATE CONCENTRATION; PROXY; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; TEMPERATURE RECOVERY; UPWELLING; UPWELLING RELAXATION;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; PHOSPHATES;

NUTRIENTS;

CARBON CYCLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORAL; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; NUTRIENT BUDGET; SATELLITE IMAGERY; UPWELLING;

CHRISTMAS ISLAND; FANNING ISLAND; LINE ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

ANTHOZOA; PORITES; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 84881177751     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/grl.50765     Document Type: Article

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