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A new mechanism of atmospheric CO2 absorption promoted by iron-nitrogen coupling in low-latitude oceans during ice age

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  1. CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Jinming Song & Qidong Wang

  2. Marine Ecology and Environmental Science Laboratory, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, 266237, China

    Jinming Song & Qidong Wang

  3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Jinming Song & Qidong Wang

  4. Center for Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Jinming Song & Qidong Wang

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Song, J., Wang, Q. A new mechanism of atmospheric CO2 absorption promoted by iron-nitrogen coupling in low-latitude oceans during ice age. Sci. China Earth Sci. 63, 167–168 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-019-9558-8

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