Mismatch between observed and modeled trends in dissolved upper-ocean oxygen over the last 50 yr

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 4045-4057

  Stramma, L ^a   Oschlies, A ^a   Schmidtko, S ^b,c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CORRELATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GLOBAL WARMING; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC MATTER; SUBTROPICAL REGION; UPPER OCEAN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

EID: 84867978009     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-4045-2012     Document Type: Article

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