Distribution of CO2 species, estimates of net community production, and air-sea CO2 exchange in the Ross Sea polynya

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C2, 1998, Pages 2883-2896

  Bates, Nicholas R ^a   Hansell, Dennis A ^a   Carlson, Craig A ^a   Gordon, Louis I ^b  

^a BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; PHAEOCYSTIS;

AIR-SEA EXCHANGE; ALKALINITY; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ROSS SEA;

EID: 0032519264     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jc02473     Document Type: Article

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