Physical and biological controls on oxygen saturation variability in the upper Arctic Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 119, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 7420-7432

  Eveleth, Rachel ^a   Timmermans, Mary Louise ^b   Cassar, Nicolas ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic Ocean; argon; ice; oxygen; supersaturation; variability

Indexed keywords

ARGON; ICE BREAKER; ICE COVER; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; OXYGEN; SEA ICE; SUPERSATURATION;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84915751057     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JC009816     Document Type: Article

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