Predicting oceanic methyl bromide saturation from SST Academic Article

abstract

• Data collected from the North Pacific Ocean during September and October 1999 were combined with data from other cruises to assess seasonal differences in the relationships between sea surface temperature (SST) and methyl bromide (CH3Br) saturation. We now are able to reproduce observed saturation anomalies substantially better with the revised, seasonal CH3BrSST equations than with those that were independent of season. The effect is most noticeable in temperate waters where data combined on an annual basis proved insufficient. The estimated, net global airsea flux of CH3Br remains negative at 10 to 18 Gg yr1, which is consistent with extrapolations from observations.

authors

• Yvon-Lewis, Shari

published proceedings

• GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

altmetric score

• 3

author list (cited authors)

• King, D. B., Butler, J. H., Yvon-Lewis, S. A., & Cotton, S. A.

citation count

• 30

complete list of authors

• King, DB||Butler, JH||Yvon-Lewis, SA||Cotton, SA

publication date

• December 2002

publisher

• American Geophysical Union (AGU)  Publisher

keywords

• 37 Earth Sciences
• 3708 Oceanography

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1029/2002GL016091

start page

• 52-1-52-4

end page

• 51

volume

• 29

issue

• 24

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2002gl016091