Air-sea exchange of volatile mercury in the North Atlantic Ocean

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 125, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 1-7

  Andersson, Maria E ^a   Sommar, Jonas ^b   Gårdfeldt, Katarina ^c   Jutterström, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air measurements; DGHg; Flux; Gas exchange; In situ measurements; Mercury; North Atlantic Ocean; TGHg; Water measurements

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; GAS EXCHANGE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OZONE; SEAWATER; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 79955649834     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2011.01.005     Document Type: Article

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