Excess nitrate and nitrogen fixation in the North Atlantic Ocean

• Published in: Marine Chemistry
• Main Authors: Hansell, Dennis A., Bates, Nicholas R., Olson, Donald B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: Sarmiento; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/358312/

The process of nitrogen fixation in the subtropical North Atlantic has received considerable study over the last few decades. The findings have highlighted a large discrepancy in estimates for the locations and rates of nitrogen fixation when results from biological techniques are compared to geoche...