A basinwide estimate of vertical mixing in the upper pycnocline: Spreading of bomb tritium in the North Pacific Ocean

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 8 PART 1, 1999, Pages 1759-1771

  Kelley, Dan E ^a   Van Scoy, Kim A ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GYRE; PYCNOCLINE; TRACER; TRITIUM; VERTICAL MIXING;

(NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033387074     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<1759:abeovm>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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