Origin and fate of the secondary nitrite maximum in the Arabian Sea
The Arabian Sea harbours one of the three major oxygen minimum zones (OMZs) in the world's oceans, and it alone is estimated to account for ~10–20 % of global oceanic nitrogen (N) loss. While actual rate measurements have been few, the consistently high accumulation of nitrite (NO<sub&am...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2011-06-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/8/1565/2011/bg-8-1565-2011.pdf |