The Eastern Mediterranean tritium distribution in 1987

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 49-61

  Roether, Wolfgang ^a   Beitzel, Volker ^a   Sültenfuß, Jürgen ^a   Putzka, Alfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

CFC 12; Transient tracer; Tritium

Indexed keywords

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

DEEP WATER; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; TRACER; WATER MASS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0032925015     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(98)00070-0     Document Type: Article

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