Seasonal and interannual variation of DIC in surface mixed layer in the Oyashio region: A climatological view

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1075-1087

  Ono, Tsuneo ^a   Kasai, Hiromi ^a   Midorikawa, Takashi ^b   Takatani, Yusuke ^c   Saito, Kazuhiro ^d   Ishii, Masao ^b   Watanabe, Yutaka W ^e   Sasaki, Katsuyuki ^f,g  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c Hakodate Marine Observatory   (Japan)

^d Kobe Marine Observatory   (Japan)

^e HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^g NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemical tracer; Climatology; Ocean carbon cycle; Oyashio region

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; MIXED LAYER; SEASONAL VARIATION;

OYASHIO REGION; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 31444439314     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-006-0023-0     Document Type: Article

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