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Title: | High nitrite levels off northern Peru: A signal of instability in the marine denitrification rate | Authors: | Codispoti, L. A. Friederich, G. E. Packard, T. T. Glover, H. E. Kelly, P. J. Spinrad, R. W. Barber, R. T. Elkins, J. W. Ward, B. B. Lipschultz, F. Lostaunau, N. |
UNESCO Clasification: | 251001 Oceanografía biológica | Issue Date: | 1986 | Publisher: | 0036-8075 | Journal: | Science | Abstract: | During February and March 1985, nitrite levels along the northern (approximately 7° to 10°S) Peruvian coast were unusually high. These accumulations occurred in oxygen-deficient waters, suggesting intensified denitrification. In a shallow offshore nitrite maximum, concentrations were as high as 23 micromoles per liter (a record high). Causes for the unusual conditions may include a cold anomaly that followed the 1982-83 El Niño. The removal of combined nitrogen (approximately 3 to 10 trillion grams of nitrogen per year) within zones of new or enhanced denitrification observed between 7° to 16°S suggests a significant increase in oceanic denitrification. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10553/50878 | ISSN: | 0036-8075 | DOI: | 10.1126/science.233.4769.1200 | Source: | Science [ISSN 0036-8075], v. 233, p. 1200-1202 |
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