MOPS-1.0: Towards a model for the regulation of the global oceanic nitrogen budget by marine biogeochemical processes

Geoscientific Model Development

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 2929-2957

  Kriest, I ^a   Oschlies, A ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; GLOBAL OCEAN; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT BUDGET; ORGANIC MATTER; PARAMETERIZATION; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; PHOSPHORUS; REMINERALIZATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84942411762     PISSN: 1991959X     EISSN: 19919603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-8-2929-2015     Document Type: Article

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