High-resolution measurements of atmospheric molecular hydrogen and its isotopic composition at thewest african coast of mauritania

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 3391-3403

  Walter, S ^a   Kock, A ^b   Rockmann, T ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIURNAL VARIATION; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MIXING RATIO; NITROGEN FIXATION; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; UPWELLING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CAPE VERDE; MAURITANIA;

EID: 84880820576     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-3391-2013     Document Type: Article

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