Component separation of oceanic helium

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C12, 1998, Pages 27931-27946

  Wolfgang, Roether ^a   Roland, Well ^a   Alfred, Putzka ^a   Christine, Rüth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIUM; HELIUM ISOTOPE; NOBLE GAS; SEAWATER; SEPARATION;

(EAST); (SOUTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0032534133     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JC02234     Document Type: Article

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