Carbon dioxide emissions from Indian monsoonal estuaries

• Main Authors: Sarma, V.V.S.S, Viswanadham, R, Rao, G.D, Prasad, V.R, Kumar, B.S.K, Naidu, S.A, Kumar, N.A, Rao, D.B, Sridevi, T, Krishna, M.S, Reddy, N.P.C, Sadhuram, Y, Murty, T.V.R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2012
• Subjects: carbon dioxide; estuaries; organic matter; particulate organic carbon

Estuaries are known to be strong source for atmospheric CO sub(2), however, little information is available from Indian estuaries. In order to quantify CO sub(2) emissions from the Indian estuaries, samples were collected at 27 estuaries all along the Indian coast during discharge (wet) period. The...