The CO2 system in the Mediterranean Sea: A basin wide perspective

Ocean Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 69-92

  Alvarez M ^a   Sanleon Bartolome H ^a   Tanhua, T ^b   Mintrop, L ^c   Luchetta, A ^d   Cantoni, C ^d   Schroeder, K ^d   Civitarese, G ^e  

^a INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

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

^c MARIANDA   (Germany)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

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EID: 84894123210     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-10-69-2014     Document Type: Article

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