Double-diffusive convection in Lake Nyos, Cameroon

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1097-1111

  Schmid, Martin ^a   Lorke, Andreas ^a,c   Dinkel, Christian ^a   Tanyileke, Gregory ^b   Wüest, Alfred ^a  

^a Limnological Research Center   (Switzerland)

^b Institute for Geological and Mining Research   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Carbon dioxide; Crater lake; Double diffusion; Lake Nyos; Meromictic lakes; Tropical lakes

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HEAT CONVECTION; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

SEASONAL CONVECTION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CRATER LAKE; DOUBLE DIFFUSION; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MEROMICTIC LAKE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; LAKE NYOS; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 3042723555     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2004.02.010     Document Type: Article

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