Impact of atmospheric deposition on the contrasting iron biogeochemistry of the North and South Atlantic Ocean

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1096-1107

  Ussher, Simon J ^a,b   Achterberg, Eric P ^c   Powell, Claire ^d   Baker, Alex R ^d   Jickells, Tim D ^d   Torres, Ricardo ^e   Worsfold, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^e PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aluminum; Atlantic Ocean; atmospheric deposition; iron

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; ATMOSPHERIC INPUTS; BIOLOGICAL RECYCLING; CARBON AND NITROGEN; IRON BIOGEOCHEMISTRIES; SUBTROPICAL REGIONS; UPPER WATER COLUMN;

ALUMINUM; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DEPOSITION; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; OCEANOGRAPHY; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE WATERS; TROPICS;

IRON;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ESTIMATION METHOD; GYRE; IRON; RESIDENCE TIME; VERTICAL MIXING; WATER COLUMN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

EID: 84887544344     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gbc.20056     Document Type: Article

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