Upper ocean control on the solubility pump of CO2

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 465-489

  Ito, Takamitsu ^a   Follows, Michael J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; SOLUBILITY; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; THERMOCLINE; UPPER OCEAN;

EID: 0344099574     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224003322384898     Document Type: Article

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