Inorganic carbon and pH levels in the Rockall Trough 1991-2010

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 68, Issue , 2012, Pages 79-91

  McGrath, Triona ^a,b   Kivimäe, Caroline ^b   Tanhua, Toste ^c   Cave, Rachel R ^b   McGovern, Evin ^a  

^a MARINE INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acidification; Anthropogenic carbon; Inorganic carbon; North Atlantic; Rockall Trough; Water masses

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON; INORGANIC CARBON; NORTH ATLANTIC; ROCKALL TROUGH; WATER MASS;

ACIDIFICATION; ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; BIOACTIVITY; BIOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE MINERALS; LINEAR REGRESSION; PH; SEAWATER; SURVEYS;

CARBON;

ACIDIFICATION; ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOACTIVITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CALCIFICATION; CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTINENTAL SHELF; DATA SET; DECADAL VARIATION; DISSOLUTION; INORGANIC CARBON; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PH; REMINERALIZATION; SATURATION; SEAWATER; SURFACE WATER; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TROUGH; WATER MASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; IRISH SEA; LABRADOR SEA; ROCKALL TROUGH;

EID: 84865052251     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2012.05.011     Document Type: Article

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