Organic carbon and apparent oxygen utilization in the western South Pacific and the central Indian Oceans

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 249-264

  Doval, M D ^a   Hansell, Dennis A ^a  

^a BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

Author keywords

Apparent oxygen utilization; Central Indian Ocean; Dissolved organic carbon; Total organic carbon; Western South Pacific Ocean

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEAWATER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033973628     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(99)00081-X     Document Type: Article

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