2008 Oceanography archive
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2008 Oceanography
Aerobic production of methane in the sea
David M. Karl, Lucas Beversdorf, Karin M. Björkman, Matthew J. Church, Asuncion Martinez & Edward F. Delong
doi:10.1038/ngeo234
Published online: 29 June 2008
Full Text - Aerobic production of methane in the sea | PDF (287 KB) - Aerobic production of methane in the sea
Subject Categories: Biogeochemistry | Climate science | Oceanography
See also: News and Views by Ingall
Acceleration of Jakobshavn Isbræ triggered by warm subsurface ocean waters
David M. Holland, Robert H. Thomas, Brad de Young, Mads H. Ribergaard & Bjarne Lyberth
doi:10.1038/ngeo316
Published online: 28 September 2008
Full Text - Acceleration of Jakobshavn Isbræ triggered by warm subsurface ocean waters | PDF (814 KB) - Acceleration of Jakobshavn Isbræ triggered by warm subsurface ocean waters
Subject Categories: Cryospheric science | Oceanography | Climate science
Decreased abundance of crustose coralline algae due to ocean acidification
Ilsa B. Kuffner, Andreas J. Andersson, Paul L. Jokiel, Ku'ulei S. Rodgers & Fred T. Mackenzie
doi:10.1038/ngeo100
Published online: 23 December 2007
Full Text - Decreased abundance of crustose coralline algae due to ocean acidification | PDF (408 KB) - Decreased abundance of crustose coralline algae due to ocean acidification
Subject Categories: Oceanography | Biogeochemistry | Climate science
The response of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current to recent climate change
C. W. Böning, A. Dispert, M. Visbeck, S. R. Rintoul & F. U. Schwarzkopf
doi:10.1038/ngeo362
Published online: 23 November 2008
Full Text - The response of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current to recent climate change | PDF (6,485 KB) - The response of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current to recent climate change
Subject Categories: Oceanography | Climate science
See also: related Backstory
Phosphorus cycling in the North and South Atlantic Ocean subtropical gyres
Rhiannon L. Mather, Sarah E. Reynolds, George A. Wolff, Richard G. Williams, Sinhue Torres-Valdes, E. Malcolm S. Woodward, Angela Landolfi, Xi Pan, Richard Sanders & Eric P. Achterberg
doi:10.1038/ngeo232
Published online: 22 June 2008
Full Text - Phosphorus cycling in the North and South Atlantic Ocean subtropical gyres | PDF (476 KB) - Phosphorus cycling in the North and South Atlantic Ocean subtropical gyres
Subject Category: Oceanography
See also: related Backstory
Submarine groundwater discharge revealed by 228Ra distribution in the upper Atlantic Ocean
Willard S. Moore, Jorge L. Sarmiento & Robert M. Key
doi:10.1038/ngeo183
Published online: 20 April 2008
Full Text - Submarine groundwater discharge revealed by 228Ra distribution in the upper Atlantic Ocean | PDF (238 KB) - Submarine groundwater discharge revealed by 228Ra distribution in the upper Atlantic Ocean
Subject Categories: Hydrology, hydrogeology and limnology | Oceanography
See also: related Backstory
Significant contribution of the 18.6 year tidal cycle to regional coastal changes
N. Gratiot, E. J. Anthony, A. Gardel, C. Gaucherel, C. Proisy & J. T. Wells
doi:10.1038/ngeo127
Published online: 17 February 2008
Full Text - Significant contribution of the 18.6 year tidal cycle to regional coastal changes | PDF (497 KB) - Significant contribution of the 18.6 year tidal cycle to regional coastal changes
Subject Categories: Geomorphology | Oceanography
Production of bio-refractory fluorescent dissolved organic matter in the ocean interior
Youhei Yamashita & Eiichiro Tanoue
doi:10.1038/ngeo279
Published online: 17 August 2008
Full Text - Production of bio-refractory fluorescent dissolved organic matter in the ocean interior | PDF (626 KB) - Production of bio-refractory fluorescent dissolved organic matter in the ocean interior
Subject Categories: Biogeochemistry | Oceanography
See also: News and Views by Coble
High rates of sea-level rise during the last interglacial period
E. J. Rohling, K. Grant, Ch. Hemleben, M. Siddall, B. A. A. Hoogakker, M. Bolshaw & M. Kucera
doi:10.1038/ngeo.2007.28
Published online: 16 December 2007
Full Text - High rates of sea-level rise during the last interglacial period | PDF (547 KB) - High rates of sea-level rise during the last interglacial period
Subject Categories: Palaeoclimate and palaeoceanography | Oceanography
Mass and volume transport variability in an eddy-filled ocean
Carl Wunsch
doi:10.1038/ngeo126
Published online: 10 February 2008
Full Text - Mass and volume transport variability in an eddy-filled ocean | PDF (252 KB) - Mass and volume transport variability in an eddy-filled ocean
Subject Categories: Climate science | Oceanography
Alternating Si and Fe deposition caused by temperature fluctuations in Precambrian oceans
Nicole R. Posth, Florian Hegler, Kurt O. Konhauser & Andreas Kappler
doi:10.1038/ngeo306
Published online: 07 September 2008
Full Text - Alternating Si and Fe deposition caused by temperature fluctuations in Precambrian oceans | PDF (314 KB) - Alternating Si and Fe deposition caused by temperature fluctuations in Precambrian oceans
Subject Categories: Biogeochemistry | Oceanography | Palaeoclimate and palaeoceanography
See also: related Backstory
Strong transport and mixing of deep water through the Southwest Indian Ridge
J. A. MacKinnon, T. M. S. Johnston & R. Pinkel
doi:10.1038/ngeo340
Published online: 02 November 2008
Full Text - Strong transport and mixing of deep water through the Southwest Indian Ridge | PDF (858 KB) - Strong transport and mixing of deep water through the Southwest Indian Ridge
Subject Categories: Oceanography | Climate science
Large heat and fluid fluxes driven through mid-plate outcrops on ocean crust
M. Hutnak, A. T. Fisher, R. Harris, C. Stein, K. Wang, G. Spinelli, M. Schindler, H. Villinger & E. Silver
doi:10.1038/ngeo264
Published online: 01 August 2008
Full Text - Large heat and fluid fluxes driven through mid-plate outcrops on ocean crust | PDF (734 KB) - Large heat and fluid fluxes driven through mid-plate outcrops on ocean crust
Subject Categories: Oceanography | Structural geology, tectonics and geodynamics
Oceanography: Knock-on effect
Alicia Newton
doi:10.1038/ngeo172
Full Text - OceanographyKnock-on effect | PDF (141 KB) - OceanographyKnock-on effect
Subject Category: Oceanography
Oceanography: Making methane
Ellery D. Ingall
doi:10.1038/ngeo242
Full Text - OceanographyMaking methane | PDF (231 KB) - OceanographyMaking methane
Subject Category: Oceanography
Oceanography: Cycling coloured carbon
Paula Coble
doi:10.1038/ngeo294
Full Text - OceanographyCycling coloured carbon | PDF (140 KB) - OceanographyCycling coloured carbon
Subject Category: Oceanography

