Estimating climatological age from a model-derived oxygen-age relationship in the Mediterranean

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 215-226

  Stratford, K ^a   Williams, R G ^a   Drakopoulos, P G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climatological age; Mediterranean; Oxygen age relationship

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; DEEP WATER VENTILATION; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; OXYGEN; TRACER;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0031796211     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(98)00013-X     Document Type: Article

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