In situ determination of porewater gases by underwater flowthrough membrane inlet mass spectrometry

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 10, Issue MARCH, 2012, Pages 117-128

  Bell, Ryan J ^a   Savidge, William B ^b   Toler, Strawn K ^a   Byrne, Robert H ^c   Short, R Timothy ^a  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 84861820005     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2012.10.117     Document Type: Article

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