An analysis of the carbon balance of the Arctic Basin from 1997 to 2006

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 455-474

  McGuire, A D ^a   Hayes, D J ^a   Kicklighter, D W ^b   Manizza, M ^c,d   Zhuang, Q ^e   Chen, M ^e   Follows, M J ^c   Gurney, K R ^e   McClelland, J W ^f   Melillo, J M ^b   Peterson, B J ^b   Prinn, R G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d GEOSCIENCES RESEARCH DIVISION   (United States)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON BALANCE; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SINK; CLIMATE FORCING; GREENHOUSE GAS; ICE COVER; METHANE; RADIATIVE FORCING; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 77958613193     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: 16000889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2010.00497.x     Document Type: Article

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