Glacial-interglacial atmospheric CO2 change: A possible "standing volume" effect on deep-ocean carbon sequestration

Climate of the Past

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 537-550

  Skinner, L C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BIOLOGICAL PUMP; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DEEP SEA; DYNAMIC PROPERTY; GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE; GLOBAL CHANGE; MODEL TEST; OCEAN BASIN; OVERTURN;

EID: 75949097793     PISSN: 18149324     EISSN: 18149332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/cp-5-537-2009     Document Type: Article

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