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Gas Exchange Rate Measurements in Natural Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

W S Broecker
Affiliation:
Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory and the Department of Geological Sciences of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964
T-H Peng
Affiliation:
Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory and the Department of Geological Sciences of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964
G Mathieu
Affiliation:
Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory and the Department of Geological Sciences of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964
R Hesslein
Affiliation:
Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory and the Department of Geological Sciences of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964
T Torgersen
Affiliation:
Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory and the Department of Geological Sciences of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964
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Abstract

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Rates of CO2 exchange across the air-water interface in oceans and lakes measured to date by the L-DGO group are summarized. They range from 3 to 38 moles/m2/yr. The possible causes for this range include the differences in salinity, mean wind speed, and pH. Wind tunnel studies comparing fresh water and sea water are required before a satisfactory explanation can be found.

Type
Oceanography
Copyright
Copyright © The American Journal of Science

Footnotes

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts

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