Methane in ocean waters of the Bay of Bengal: Its sources and exchange with the atmosphere

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 925-950

  Berner, Ulrich ^a   Poggenburg, Jürgen ^a   Faber, Eckhard ^a   Quadfasel, Detlef ^b   Frische, Andrea ^c  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ISOTOPES; METHANE; SALINE WATER; SEDIMENTS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

OCEAN WATERS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GAS EXCHANGE; METHANE;

BAY OF BENGAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037224141     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(02)00613-6     Document Type: Article

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