Spatial distribution and temporal variation of nitrate nitrogen and oxygen isotopes in the upper equatorial Pacific Ocean

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 14-31

  Rafter, Patrick A ^a   Sigman, Daniel M ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; EKMAN PUMPING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EUPHOTIC ZONE; NITRATE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; REMINERALIZATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBSURFACE FLOW; TEMPORAL VARIATION; UPWELLING; WATER SUPPLY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 84954402244     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19395590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lno.10152     Document Type: Article

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