Subsurface pH and carbonate saturation state of aragonite on the Chinese side of the North Yellow Sea: Seasonal variations and controls

Biogeosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1103-1123

  Zhai, W D ^a,b   Zheng, N ^a   Huo, C ^a   Xu, Y ^b   Zhao, H D ^a,b   Li, Y W ^a,c   Zang, K P ^a   Wang, J Y ^a   Xu, X M ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING CENTER   (China)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TAISHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ARAGONITE; CARBONATE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; FIELD SURVEY; FUGACITY; OASIS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SATURATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 84896830169     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-1103-2014     Document Type: Article

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