The role of capillary waves in oceanic air/water gas exchange

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 616-628

  Saylor, J R ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CAPILLARY WAVE; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS EXCHANGE;

EID: 0032760320     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusb.v51i3.16445     Document Type: Article

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