Carbon distribution, fluxes, and budgets in the subtropical North Atlantic Ocean (24.5°N)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Roson G ^a   Rios A F ^b   Perez F F ^b   Lavin, A ^c   Bryden, H L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^d NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon transport; Florida Current; North Atlantic Ocean

Indexed keywords

CARBON BUDGET; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SINK; EKMAN TRANSPORT;

(SUBTROPICAL); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0041322648     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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