Imminent ocean acidification in the Arctic projected with the NCAR global coupled carbon cycle-climate model

Biogeosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 515-533

  Steinacher, M ^a   Joos, F ^a   Frolicher T L ^a   Plattner, G K ^a,c   Doney, S C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ARAGONITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE MODELING; CORAL REEF; GROWTH RATE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PH; SEA ICE; SURFACE WATER;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 68149133066     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-6-515-2009     Document Type: Article

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