Transient tracer distributions in the Fram Strait in 2012 and inferred anthropogenic carbon content and transport

Ocean Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 319-333

  Stöven, Tim ^a   Tanhua, Toste ^a   Hoppema, Mario ^b   Von Appen, Wilken Jon ^b  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ALKALINITY; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; POLAR REGION; TRACER; TRANSPORT PROCESS; WATER MASS;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); FRAM STRAIT; GREENLAND SEA; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 84959322598     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-12-319-2016     Document Type: Article

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