Influence of mesoscale eddies on the distribution of nitrous oxide in the eastern tropical South Pacific

Biogeosciences Discussions

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 9243-9273

  Arevalo Martinez D L ^a   Kock, A ^a   Loscher C R ^b   Schmitz, R A ^b   Stramma, L ^a   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

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; GENETIC MARKER; HYDROGRAPHY; MESOSCALE EDDY; MODE WATER; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROUS OXIDE; OPEN OCEAN; OXYGEN MINIMUM LAYER; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER COLUMN;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH); PERU;

EID: 85031960605     PISSN: 18106277     EISSN: 18106285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bgd-12-9243-2015     Document Type: Article

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