A seasonal tropical sink for atmospheric CO2 in the Atlantic ocean: The role of the Amazon River discharge

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 183-201

  Ternon, J F ^a   Oudot, C ^b   Dessier, A ^b   Diverres, D ^b  

^a IRD   (French Guiana)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

CO2 flux; FCO2; Productivity; River; Salinity; Sink; Surface seawater

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC SINK; CARBON DIOXIDE; RIVER DISCHARGE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZIL;

EID: 0033973627     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(99)00077-8     Document Type: Article

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