학술논문

The Angola Gyre is a hotspot of dinitrogen fixation in the South Atlantic Ocean
Document Type
article
Source
Communications Earth & Environment, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)
Subject
Geology
QE1-996.5
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Language
English
ISSN
2662-4435
Abstract
Between 28 and 100% of nitrogen fixation in the South Atlantic occurs within the Angola Gyre and is potentially fuelled by supply of bioavailable iron from margin sediments and excess phosphorus, according to an analysis of observational hydrographic data and nitrate isotope ratios.