Nitrogen deposition to the eastern Atlantic Ocean: The importance of south-easterly flow

• Published in: Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology
• Main Authors: Spokes, Lucinda J., Yeatman, Stuart G., Cornell, Sarah E., Jickells, Tim D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2000
• Subjects: Arctic; Mace; Phytoplankton
• Online Access: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/32310/; https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v52i1.16080

Converting measured concentrations into fluxes and using estimates of biological productivity in the coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean enables us to determine the role of the atmosphere as a source of biologically essential species, including nitrate and ammonium, to the marine biota. To...