The sources and sinks of carbon monoxide in the St. Lawrence estuarine system

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 81-84, Issue , 2012, Pages 114-123

  Zhang, Yong ^a,b   Xie, Huixiang ^b  

^a YANTAI INSTITUTE OF COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH   (China)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air sea gas exchange; Carbon monoxide; Estuary; Organic carbon cycling; Photooxidation; St. Lawrence River

Indexed keywords

AIR-WATER EXCHANGE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ESTUARINE SYSTEMS; ESTUARINE WATERS; GAS EXCHANGE; LAWRENCE ESTUARIES; PHOTOCHEMICAL SOURCES; PHOTOPRODUCTIONS; SOURCE AND SINK; ST. LAWRENCE RIVER; STUDY AREAS; SUB-ARCTIC;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; PHOTOOXIDATION;

ESTUARIES;

AIR-WATER INTERACTION; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON MONOXIDE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT LAWRENCE ESTUARY;

EID: 84869089445     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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