Open AccessWhat Proportion of River Nutrients Reaches the Open Sea?
Author(s) -
Terri Cook
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2017eo067741
Subject(s) - nutrient , environmental science , oceanography , geography , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , ecology , biology , geotechnical engineering
Results of the first geographically based estimates of river nutrient supply indicate that 75% of dissolved nitrogen and 80% of phosphorus reach the open ocean.