The sensitivity of atmospheric CO2 concentrations to input of iron to the oceans

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 453-460

  Watson, Andrew J ^a   Lefèvre, Nathalie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE FORCING; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0345062295     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusb.v51i2.16320     Document Type: Article

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