An improved estimate of microbially mediated carbon fluxes from the Greenland ice sheet

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 58, Issue 212, 2012, Pages 1098-1108

  Cook, J M ^a   Hodson, A J ^a,b   Anesio, A M ^c   Hanna, E ^a   Yallop, M ^c   Stibal, M ^c   Telling, J ^c   Huybrechts, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; ALGA; AUTOTROPHY; BIOMASS; CARBON FIXATION; CARBON FLUX; ICE MARGIN; ICE SHEET;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

ALGAE;

EID: 84874881284     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2012JoG12J001     Document Type: Article

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