The Role of CaCO3 Reactions in the Contemporary Oceanic CO2 Cycle

Aquatic Geochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 153-175

  Smith, Stephen V ^a,b   Mackenzie, Fred T ^b  

^a University of Hawaii at Manoa ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 flux; Ocean acidification; Oceanic CaCO3 budget; Organic C flux

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; ACIDIFICATION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; DISSOLUTION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SHELF SEDIMENT;

EID: 84961054413     PISSN: 13806165     EISSN: 15731421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10498-015-9282-y     Document Type: Article

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