Ocean-atmosphere exchange of methyl chloride: Results from NW Atlantic and Pacific Ocean studies

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C12, 1996, Pages 28529-28538

  Moore, Robert M ^a   Groszko, Wayne ^a   Niven, Stewart J ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA FLUX; AIR/SEA FLUX; ATMOSPHERE/OCEAN EXCHANGE; METHYL CHLORIDE; METHYLCHLORIDE; ORGANOCHLORINE; ORGANOCHLORINES;

ATLANTIC, (NORTHWEST); PACIFIC;

EID: 0030441263     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC02915     Document Type: Article

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