Carbonate chemistry in the Mertz Polynya (East Antarctica): Biological and physical modification of dense water outflows and the export of anthropogenic CO2

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-14

  Shadwick, E H ^a   Tilbrook, B ^a,b,c   Williams, G D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATION; STREAM FLOW;

ANTARCTIC BOTTOM WATER; BIOLOGICAL MODIFICATION; CARBON CONCENTRATIONS; CARBONATE SATURATIONS; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; NET COMMUNITY PRODUCTIONS; OVERTURNING CIRCULATION; PHYSICAL MODIFICATIONS;

SEA ICE;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ANTARCTIC BOTTOM WATER; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE SYSTEM; CORAL; DEEP SEA; DENSE WATER; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; MIXED LAYER; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; OUTFLOW; POLYNYA; SEA ICE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ADELIE COAST; ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; MERTZ GLACIER;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84898943198     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JC009286     Document Type: Article

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