Carbon isotopic characterization for the origin of excess methane in subsurface seawater

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Sasakawa, Motoki ^a,d   Tsunogai, Urumu ^c   Kameyama, Sohiko ^a,b   Nakagawa, Fumiko ^c   Nojiri, Yukihiro ^b   Tsuda, Atsushi ^e  

^a JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPES; METHANE; OCEANOGRAPHY;

ENRICHED CH; IN-SITU; ISOTOPIC CHARACTERIZATION; NORTH PACIFIC; OPEN OCEAN; RAYLEIGH EQUATION; SATURATION VALUES; SINKING PARTICLES; STABLE CARBON ISOTOPES; SURFACE SEAWATER;

SEAWATER;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CARBON ISOTOPE; EQUILIBRIUM; METHANE; OXIC CONDITIONS; SATURATION; SEAWATER; SUBSURFACE FLOW; TRACER;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

EID: 61849169827     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004217     Document Type: Article

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