Changes in North Atlantic nitrogen fixation controlled by ocean circulation
Straub, M.; Sigman, D.M.; Ren, H.; Martínez-Garcia, A.; Meckler, A.N.; Hain, M.P.; Haug, G.H. (2013). Changes in North Atlantic nitrogen fixation controlled by ocean circulation. Nature (Lond.) 501(7466): 200-203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature12397
In: Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 0028-0836; e-ISSN 1476-4687, more
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Climate > Palaeoclimate Palaeo studies > Oceanography > Palaeoceanography Marine/Coastal |
| Authors | | Top |
- Straub, M.
- Sigman, D.M.
- Ren, H.
- Martínez-Garcia, A.
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- Meckler, A.N.
- Hain, M.P.
- Haug, G.H.
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| Abstract |
Reconstructed changes in North Atlantic nitrogen fixation over the past 160,000 years have a 23,000-year cycle that is interpreted to result from precession-paced changes in the supply of phosphorus to surface waters by equatorial Atlantic upwelling. |
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