Constraining a North Atlantic ocean general circulation model with chlorofluorocarbon observations

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1157-1181

  Gray, S L ^a   Haine, T W N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION; TRITIUM; VENTILATION;

ANTHROPOGENIC TRACERS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CFC; CIRCULATION MODELING; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; TRACER;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035330598     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<1157:CANAOG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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