Dimethylsulphide production in the subantarctic Southern Ocean under enhanced greenhouse conditions
Dimethylsulphide (DMS) is an important sulphurcontaining trace gas produced by enzymatic cleavage of its precursor compound, dimethylsulphoniopropionate (DMSP), which is released by marine phytoplankton in the upper ocean. After ventilation to the atmosphere, DMS is oxidised to form sulphate aerosol...
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| Language: | English |
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Blackwell Munksgaard
2001
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/3729 |