Distribution, source and flux of methane in the western Pearl River Estuary and northern South China Sea

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 117, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 21-31

  Zhou, Huaiyang ^a,c   Yin, Xijie ^b,c   Yang, Qunhui ^a,c   Wang, Hu ^a,c   Wu, Zijun ^a,c   Bao, Shenxu ^c  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources of Fujian Province   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Methane; Pearl River Estuary; Sea to air flux; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-HYDROSPHERE INTERACTION; BOTTOM WATER; CARBON FLUX; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MARSH; METHANE; MIXING; PLANKTON; SALINITY; SEAWATER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATER; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER DEPTH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; ZHUJIANG ESTUARY;

EID: 70450225304     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2009.07.011     Document Type: Article

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