Constraining bubble dynamics and mixing with dissolved gases: Implications for productivity measurements by oxygen mass balance

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-95

  Hamme, Roberta C ^a   Emerson, Steven R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE; DISSOLVED GAS; HEAT FLUX; MASS BALANCE; MIXED LAYER; MIXING; OXYGEN;

EID: 33646336887     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224006776412322     Document Type: Article

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