Lateral mixing and advection of reactive isotope tracers in ocean basins: Observations and mechanisms

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 169, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 113-128

  Von Blanckenburg, Friedhelm ^a   Igel, Heiner ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beryllium; Isotopes; Lead; Mixing; Pacific

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ISOTOPE; MIXING; OCEAN BASIN; TRACER;

EID: 0033617657     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00070-9     Document Type: Article

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