The potential role of the Antarctic Ice Sheet in global biogeochemical cycles

Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-67

  Wadham, J L ^a   De'Ath, R ^a   Monteiro, F M ^a   Tranter, M ^a   Ridgwell, A ^a   Raiswell, R ^b   Tulaczyk, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

biogeochemistry; ice sheets; subglacial processes

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON CYCLE; ICE SHEET; ICE-RAFTED DEBRIS; ICEBERG; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; ANTARCTICA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84891864399     PISSN: 17556910     EISSN: 17556929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1755691013000108     Document Type: Article

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