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Original Articles

Interannual variability in oceanic biogeochemical processes inferred by inversion of atmospheric O2/N2 and CO2 data

C. RödenbeckMax Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, P.O. Box 10 01 64, D-07701 Jena, Germany;Correspondence[email protected]
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C. Le QuéréMax Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, P.O. Box 10 01 64, D-07701 Jena, Germany;
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M. HeimannMax Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, P.O. Box 10 01 64, D-07701 Jena, Germany;
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R. F. KeelingScripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, California, USA
Pages 685-705 | Received 21 Dec 2007, Accepted 11 Aug 2008, Published online: 18 Jan 2017

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