Changes of the oceanic CO2 sink in the Eastern Indian sector of the Southern Ocean

Emily Brèviére; Nicolas Metzl; Alain Poisson; Bronte Tilbrook

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2006.00220.x

Changes of the oceanic CO2 sink in the Eastern Indian sector of the Southern Ocean

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 58 (2006): Issue 5

By: Emily Brèviére, Nicolas Metzl, Alain Poisson and Bronte Tilbrook

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