Decadal predictions of the North Atlantic CO2 uptake

Nature Communications

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Li, Hongmei ^a   Ilyina, Tatiana ^a   Müller, Wolfgang A ^a   Sienz, Frank ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECADAL VARIATION; GYRE; MIXING; PREDICTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONALITY;

ARTICLE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PREDICTION; SEA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WINTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84962440932     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11076     Document Type: Article

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