Equilibrator-based measurements of dissolved nitrous oxide in the surface ocean using an integrated cavity output laser absorption spectrometer

Ocean Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 501-512

  Grefe, I ^a,b   Kaiser, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; LASER METHOD; NITROUS OXIDE; SATURATED MEDIUM; SURFACE WATER;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84902797421     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-10-501-2014     Document Type: Article

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