Spatial and temporal variability of the surface water pCO2 and air-sea CO2 flux in the equatorial Pacific during 1980-2003: A basin-scale carbon cycle model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Wang, Xiujun ^a   Christian, James R ^b   Murtugudde, Ragu ^a   Busalacchi, Antonio J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; MARINE BIOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ANNUAL VARIATION; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CIRCULATION MODELING; SEA SURFACE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 33846122606     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC002972     Document Type: Article

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