Methyl iodide distribution in the ocean and fluxes to the atmosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C5, 1999, Pages 11163-11171

  Moore, Robert M ^a   Groszko, Wayne ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-ICE INTERACTION; METHYL IODIDE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE FLUX;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033562312     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jc900073     Document Type: Article

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