Distribution and behavior of anthropogenic 129I in water masses ventilating the North Atlantic Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C4, 2001, Pages 6881-6894

  Edmonds, H N ^a,b   Zhou, Z Q ^c   Raisbeck, G M ^c   Yiou, F ^c   Kilius, L ^d   Edmond, J M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c 91405 Orsay Campus   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; IODINE ISOTOPE; TRACER; VENTILATION; WATER MASS;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034931914     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc000282     Document Type: Article

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