Quantification of dissolved iron sources to the North Atlantic Ocean

Nature

Volumn 511, Issue 7508, 2014, Pages 212-215

  Conway, Tim M ^a,b   John, Seth G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; WATER;

CARBON CYCLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED LOAD; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; IRON; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESOLUTION; TRACE ELEMENT;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISSOLUTION; DUST; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY;

AFRICAN MARGIN [ATLANTIC OCEAN]; ATLANTIC OCEAN; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE; NORTH AMERICA;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, ANALYTICAL; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROTHERMAL VENTS; IRON; IRON ISOTOPES; MICRONUTRIENTS; SEAWATER;

EID: 84904195913     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature13482     Document Type: Article

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