A comparison of ocean tracer dating techniques on a meridional section in the eastern North Atlantic

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 603-626

  Doney, Scott C ^a   Jenkins, William J ^b   Bullister, John L ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERIDIONAL SECTION; RADIOMETRIC DATING; TRACER TECHNIQUES;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0030761553     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(96)00105-7     Document Type: Article

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