Unravelling the land source: An investigation of the processes contributing to the oceanic input of DIC and alkalinity

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-10

  Hieronymus, Jenny ^a   Walin, Gösta ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Carbon dioxide; Dissolved inorganic carbon; Riverine flux; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; LAND SURFACE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; SULFURIC ACID; ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERE-HYDROSPHERE INTERACTION; CARBON SINK; CARBONATE; CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; NITRATE; PYRITE; SILICATE; WEATHERING;

EID: 84882679414     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: 16000889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusb.v65i0.19683     Document Type: Article

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