Coastal Southern Ocean: A strong anthropogenic CO2 sink

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 21, 2008, Pages

  Arrigo, Kevin R ^a   van Dijken, Gert ^a   Long, Matthew ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA ICE; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ANTARCTIC SHELVES; BIOGEOCHEMICAL MODELS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTIVITIES; CARBON SINKS; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIONS; ROSS SEAS; SOUTHERN OCEANS; VENTILATION RATES; WINTER SEA ICES;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SINK; CONTINENTAL SHELF; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 58849133713     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL035624     Document Type: Article

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