The influence of large-scale environmental changes on carbon export in the North Pacific Ocean using satellite and shipboard data

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 247-279

  Goes, Joaquim I ^a   Gomes, Helga Do R ^a   Limsakul, Atsamon ^b   Saino, Toshiro ^c,d,e  

^a BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Environmental Research and Training Center   (Thailand)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^e JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SOLAR RADIATION; WEATHER SATELLITES; WIND;

CARBON CYCLING; DECADAL VARIATIONS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CARBON FLUX; EL NINO; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SATELLITE DATA; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 2942721038     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2003.06.004     Document Type: Article

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