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A 3-year time series of volatile organic iodocarbons in Bedford Basin, Nova Scotia: a northwestern Atlantic fjord
Qiang Shi
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Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Douglas Wallace
Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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Time series observations can reveal processes and controlling factors underlying the production and loss of iodocarbons in the ocean and provide data for testing hypotheses and models. We report weekly observations from May 2015 to December 2017 at four depths in Bedford Basin, Canada. Iodocarbons in near-surface waters showed strong seasonal variability and similarities and differences in their correlation with temporal variations of potentially related properties and causal factors.
Time series observations can reveal processes and controlling factors underlying the production...
