Mapping Nutrient Distributions Over The Atlantic Ocean
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - 12:21
in Earth & Climate
Large-scale distributions of two important nutrient pools -- dissolved organic nitrogen and dissolved organic phosphorus have been systematically mapped for the first time over the Atlantic Ocean in a new study. The findings have important implications for understanding nitrogen and phosphorus biogeochemical cycles and the biological carbon pump in the Atlantic Ocean.
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