Modeled natural and excess radiocarbon: Sensitivities to the gas exchange formulation and ocean transport strength

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Muller S A ^a,b   Joos, F ^a   Plattner, G K ^a,c   Edwards, N R ^b   Stocker, T F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS EXCHANGES; GAS TRANSFERS; INTERMEDIATE COMPLEXITY; NORTH ATLANTIC; OCEAN MODELS; OCEAN TRANSPORTS; SURFACE OCEANS; TRANSPORT PARAMETERS;

OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEAN ENGINEERING; SEAWATER;

GASES;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; DATABASE; GAS EXCHANGE; INVENTORY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 61849095129     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GB003065     Document Type: Article

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