Physical controls on the storage of methane in landfast sea ice

Cryosphere

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1019-1029

  Zhou, J ^a,b   Tison, J L ^a   Carnat, G ^a   Geilfus, N X ^c   Delille, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); METHANE; SEA ICE; SEAWATER; SOLUBILIZATION;

EID: 84902162836     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-8-1019-2014     Document Type: Article

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