In situ calcium carbonate dissolution in the Pacific Ocean

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 91-1-91-12

  Feely, R A ^a   Sabine, C L ^b   Lee, K ^c   Millero, F J ^d   Lamb, M F ^a   Greeley, D ^a   Bullister, J L ^a   Key, R M ^e   Peng, T H ^a   Kozyr, A ^f   Ono, T ^g   Wong, C S ^h  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^e PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^g FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^h INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic CO2; Aragonite saturation; CaCO3 dissolution; Calcite saturation; Carbonate lysocline; Pacific Ocean

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON CYCLE; DISSOLUTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEAWATER;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0012495934     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002gb001866     Document Type: Article

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