Evidence for elevated levels of iodine-129 in the Deep Western Boundary Current in the Middle Atlantic Bight

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 259-265

  Santschi, P H ^a   Schink, D R ^a   Corapcioglu, O ^a   Oktay Marshall, S ^a   Fehn, U ^b   Sharma, P ^b,c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; IODINE ISOTOPES; IODINE-129; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION;

ATLANTIC, MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT;

EID: 0029767326     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0967-0637(96)00005-2     Document Type: Article

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