Enhanced gas fluxes in small sea ice leads and cracks: Effects on CO 2 exchange and ocean acidification

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1195-1205

  Steiner, N S ^a,b   Lee, W G ^b   Christian, J R ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; CRACKS; FORESTRY; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA ICE; SURFACE WATERS;

ANTARCTIC SEA ICE; EARTH SYSTEM MODEL; FLUX PARAMETERIZATION; OCEAN ACIDIFICATIONS; SEASONAL CYCLE; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; UNDERSATURATION; UPTAKE CAPACITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ACIDIFICATION; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ANNUAL CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS EXCHANGE; GAS FLOW; ICE COVER; OPEN WATER; SEA ICE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CANADA;

EID: 84878903170     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrc.20100     Document Type: Article

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