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Air‐sea CO 2 fluxes in the equatorial Pacific in January‐March 1991
Author(s) -
Lefevre Nathalie,
Dandonneau Yves
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/92gl02501
Subject(s) - pacific ocean , flux (metallurgy) , seawater , cruise , environmental science , oceanography , atmospheric pressure , geology , climatology , atmospheric sciences , chemistry , organic chemistry
The partial pressure of CO 2 in surface seawater and in air were continuously measured during the cruise ALIZE II (January 1991–March 1991) in the equatorial Pacific from Panama to Nouméa via Tahiti. It provides a large set of data for estimating the air‐sea CO 2 flux in the equatorial Pacific. An average flux is calculated between 2.5N and 2.5S. This estimation ranges from 5 to 8.5 mmol m −2 d −1 according to the CO 2 exchange coefficient used.