On large variations in atmospheric CO2 concentration observed over the central and western Pacific Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Murayama, Shohei ^a   Harada, Koh ^a   Gotoh, Kouichi ^b   Kitao, Takashi ^b   Watai, Tomonori ^c   Yamamoto, Susumu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b The General Environmental Technos Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon cycle; Carbon dioxide; Interhemispheric exchange; Long range atmospheric transport; NOPACCS

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

EID: 1642538436     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002729     Document Type: Article

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