Impact of marine carbon removal on atmospheric CO2

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Impact of marine carbon removal on atmospheric CO2. / Nuterman, Roman; Jochum, Markus.

In: Environmental Research Letters, Vol. 19, No. 3, 034011, 2024.

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Nuterman, R & Jochum, M 2024, 'Impact of marine carbon removal on atmospheric CO2', Environmental Research Letters, vol. 19, no. 3, 034011. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad26b7

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Nuterman, R., & Jochum, M. (2024). Impact of marine carbon removal on atmospheric CO2. Environmental Research Letters, 19(3), [034011]. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad26b7

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Nuterman R, Jochum M. Impact of marine carbon removal on atmospheric CO2. Environmental Research Letters. 2024;19(3). 034011. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad26b7

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Nuterman, Roman ; Jochum, Markus. / Impact of marine carbon removal on atmospheric CO2. In: Environmental Research Letters. 2024 ; Vol. 19, No. 3.

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