The simulated response of dimethylsulfide production in the Arctic Ocean to global warming

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 391-403

  Gabric, Albert J ^a   Qu, B O ^a   Matrai, Patricia ^b   Hirst, Anthony C ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOGENIC EMISSION; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; DIMETHYLSULFIDE; GLOBAL WARMING; MARINE ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 28244461522     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2005.00163.x     Document Type: Article

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