Distributions and fluxes of methane in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea in spring

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2004, Pages

  Zhang, G L ^a   Zhang, J ^a,b   Kang, Y B ^a   Liu, S M ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Distribution; Methane; Sea to air flux

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; METHANE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE FLUX;

EAST CHINA SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 4744347048     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002268     Document Type: Article

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