Western Pacific atmospheric nutrient deposition fluxes, their impact on surface ocean productivity

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 712-728

  Martino, M ^a   Hamilton, D ^a   Baker, A R ^a   Jickells, T D ^a   Bromley, T ^b   Nojiri, Y ^c   Quack, B ^d   Boyd, P W ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

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

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

aerosols; biogeochemical cycles; nutrient stoichiometry; photosynthesis; phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DEPOSITION; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; STOICHIOMETRY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; ATMOSPHERIC SUPPLY; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; SAMPLING CAMPAIGNS; TROPICAL WESTERN PACIFIC;

NUTRIENTS;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SAMPLING; STOICHIOMETRY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

EID: 84904077642     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013GB004794     Document Type: Article

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