In:
Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Vol. 282, No. 5388 ( 1998-10-16), p. 434-436
Abstract:
The partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO 2 ) in surface waters and related atmospheric exchanges were measured in nine European estuaries. Averaged fluxes over the entire estuaries are usually in the range of 0.1 to 0.5 mole of CO 2 per square meter per day. For wide estuaries, net daily fluxes to the atmosphere amount to several hundred tons of carbon (up to 790 tons of carbon per day in the Scheldt estuary). European estuaries emit between 30 and 60 million tons of carbon per year to the atmosphere, representing 5 to 10% of present anthropogenic CO 2 emissions for Western Europe.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0036-8075
,
1095-9203
DOI:
10.1126/science.282.5388.434
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Publication Date:
1998
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128410-1
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2066996-3
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2060783-0
SSG:
11
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