Thermocline ventilation and oxygen utilization rates in the subtropical North Pacific based on CFC distributions during WOCE

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 777-805

  Sonnerup, Rolf E ^a   Quay, Paul D ^a   Bullister, John L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NOAA PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0033135830     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(98)00092-2     Document Type: Article

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