Seasonal and spatial variations in methyl chloride in NW Atlantic waters

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  MacDonald, S ^a   Moore, Robert M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HYDROCARBONS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SUPERSATURATION;

ATMOSPHERIC SINK; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTIMATION METHOD; METHYL CHLORIDE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPRING (SEASON); SUPERSATURATION; WATER COLUMN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

EID: 41049115780     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC003812     Document Type: Article

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