Observed acidification trends in North Atlantic water masses

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 5217-5230

  Vazquez Rodriguez M ^a   Perez F F ^a   Velo, A ^a   Rios A F ^a   Mercier, H ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CRUISE REPORT; PH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES; WATER MASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); ICELAND BASIN; IRMINGER SEA;

EID: 84872709970     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-5217-2012     Document Type: Article

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