Seasonal variability in air-sea fluxes of CO2 in a river-influenced coastal margin

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Lohrenz, Steven E ^a   Cai, Wei Jun ^b   Chen, Feizhou ^b   Chen, Xiaogang ^a   Tuel, Merritt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; SATELLITES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIR SEA FLUX; ATMOSPHERIC CO; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBON BUDGETS; CARBON FLUXES; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; KATRINA; LARGE RIVERS; LOW-SALINITY WATER; NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO; REGIONAL MAPS; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER OUTFLOW; SEASONAL DIFFERENCES; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; STORM EVENTS; WIND FIELD;

RIVERS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER PLUME; SEASONAL VARIATION; WIND FIELD;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 77958587217     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JC005608     Document Type: Article

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