Isotopic constraints on the pre-industrial oceanic nitrogen budget

The size of the bioavailable (i.e., "fixed") nitrogen inventory in the ocean influences global marine productivity and the biological carbon pump. Despite its importance, the pre-industrial rates for the major source and sink terms of the oceanic fixed nitrogen budget, N<sub>2</su...

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Main Authors: C. J. Somes, A. Oschlies, A. Schmittner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-09-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/10/5889/2013/bg-10-5889-2013.pdf