Oceanic convective mixing and the impact on air-sea gas transfer velocity

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Rutgersson, A ^a   Smedman, A ^a   Sahle, E ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONAL RESISTANCES; AIR-SEA EXCHANGE; BUOYANCY FORCES; CONVECTIVE MIXING; DEEP OCEAN; GAS TRANSFER; MIXED LAYER; MOLECULAR DIFFUSION; SURFACE SHEAR; TURBULENT MIXING;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BUOYANCY FORCING; CARBON DIOXIDE; COOLING; DEEP SEA; DIFFUSION; EDDY COVARIANCE; GAS TRANSPORT; OCEANIC CONVECTION; SHEAR; SURFACE WATER; TURBULENT MIXING;

EID: 79251544616     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL045581     Document Type: Article

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