Oceanic distribution and sources of bromoform and dibromomethane in the Mauritanian upwelling

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Quack, Birgit ^a   Peeken, Ilka ^a   Petrick, Gert ^a   Nachtigall, Kerstin ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CHLOROPHYLL; MARINE BIOLOGY; METHANE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SUPERSATURATION;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BROMINE; METHANE; TRACE GAS; UPWELLING;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 37349004732     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC003803     Document Type: Article

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