Extreme N2O accumulation in the coastal oxygen minimum zone off Peru

Biogeosciences

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 827-840

  Kock, A ^a   Arevalo Martinez, D L ^a   Loscher, C R ^a,b   Bange, H W ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; MIXING; NITROUS OXIDE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; OPEN OCEAN; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXYGEN MINIMUM LAYER; REMINERALIZATION; SHALLOW WATER; SHELF BREAK; UPWELLING; WATER COLUMN;

PERU;

EID: 84958280241     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-13-827-2016     Document Type: Article

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