Seasonal variability in carbonate chemistry and air-sea CO2 fluxes in the southern Great Barrier Reef

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 158, Issue , 2014, Pages 49-58

  Shaw, Emily C ^a,b   McNeil, Ben I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air sea CO2 flux; Carbonate chemistry; Great Barrier Reef; Ocean acidification; Seasonal variability

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ALKALINITY; BARRIER REEF; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SINK; CARBONATE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; PH; SEASONAL VARIATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; LADY ELLIOT ISLAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84890371998     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2013.11.007     Document Type: Article

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