N2O measurements in air and seawater over the Atlantic
Data on the N20 content in air and water over the North Atlantic from 10° S to 60° N along 30° W are presented. The N20 mixing ratio in air shows low values for air masses originating from West Africa suggesting N20 sinks in these arid areas. The N20 concentration in surface water is 1.5 to 3 times...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | German |
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Bornträger
1971
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| Online Access: | https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/56490/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/56490/1/Junge_C_1971_B.pdf |
| Summary: | Data on the N20 content in air and water over the North Atlantic from 10° S to 60° N along 30° W are presented. The N20 mixing ratio in air shows low values for air masses originating from West Africa suggesting N20 sinks in these arid areas. The N20 concentration in surface water is 1.5 to 3 times higher than the equilibrium from the air indicating that this part of the Atlantic Ocean is a source for atmospheric N20. In deeper layers of the ocean there is an indication of N20 destruction. |
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