Unanticipated consequences of ocean acidification: A noisier ocean at lower pH

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 19, 2008, Pages

  Hester, Keith C ^a   Peltzer, Edward T ^a   Kirkwood, William J ^a   Brewer, Peter G ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ACOUSTIC WAVE ABSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FOSSIL FUELS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); OCEANOGRAPHY; PH; SOUND INSULATING MATERIALS;

AMBIENT NOISES; COMBINED EFFECTS; ECONOMIC INTERESTS; PH CHANGES; SOUND ABSORPTIONS; SURFACE OCEANS;

PH EFFECTS;

ABSORPTION; ACIDIFICATION; AMBIENT NOISE; CARBON DIOXIDE; FOSSIL FUEL; PH; VENTILATION;

EID: 57749193063     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL034913     Document Type: Article

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