CO2 flux and seasonal variability in a large subtropical estuarine system, the Pearl River Estuary, China

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Guo, Xianghui ^a   Dai, Minhan ^a   Zhai, Weidong ^a   Cai, Wei Jun ^b   Chen, Baoshan ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON FLUX; CARBONATE SYSTEM; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; PARTIAL PRESSURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; ZHUJIANG ESTUARY;

EID: 77954338151     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JG000905     Document Type: Article

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