Surface nitrification: A major uncertainty in marine N2O emissions

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 4247-4253

  Zamora, Lauren M ^a,b,c   Oschlies, Andreas ^a  

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

^b OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; GLOBAL CHANGE; GREENHOUSE GAS; NITRIFICATION; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84902916103     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014GL060556     Document Type: Article

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