Exploiting satellite earth observation to quantify current global oceanic DMS flux and its future climate sensitivity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 119, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 7725-7740

  Land, P E ^a   Shutler, J D ^a   Bell, T G ^a   Yang, M ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CMIP5; coccolithophores; dimethyl sulfide; remote sensing; sea air flux

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CLIMATE PREDICTION; COCCOLITH; DIMETHYLSULFIDE; ENVISAT; EOS; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GLOBAL CHANGE; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); SOUTHERN OCEAN;

HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84915758561     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JC010104     Document Type: Article

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