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Original Articles

Geographical, seasonal and interannual variations of air-sea CO2 exchange in the subtropical Pacific surface waters during 1983–1988

C. S. WongCentre for Ocean Climate Chemistry, Institute of Ocean Sciences, P. o. Box 6000, Sidney, BC, Canada V8L 4B2
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Y.-H. ChanWestern Ecological Services, Ltd., #2-2563 Penrhyn Street, Victoria, BC, Canada V8N JG2
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J. S. PageCentre for Ocean Climate Chemistry, Institute of Ocean Sciences, P. o. Box 6000, Sidney, BC, Canada V8L 4B2
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G. E. SmithCentre for Ocean Climate Chemistry, Institute of Ocean Sciences, P. o. Box 6000, Sidney, BC, Canada V8L 4B2
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R. D. BellegayCentre for Ocean Climate Chemistry, Institute of Ocean Sciences, P. o. Box 6000, Sidney, BC, Canada V8L 4B2
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K. IsekiCentre for Ocean Climate Chemistry, Institute of Ocean Sciences, P. o. Box 6000, Sidney, BC, Canada V8L 4B2;Fisheries Oceanography Division, Seikai National Fisheries Research Institute, 49 Kokubu-machi, Nagasaki 850, Japan
Pages 414-430 | Received 18 Mar 1994, Accepted 20 Mar 1995, Published online: 18 Jan 2017

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