On ocean transport diagnostics: The idealized age tracer and the age spectrum

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1987-1991

  Hall, Timothy M ^a   Haine, Thomas W N ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEAN CURRENTS; VENTILATION;

AGE TRACER;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

AGE DETERMINATION; DEEP WATER VENTILATION; TRACER; WATER MASS;

EID: 0036612498     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2002)032<1987:OOTDTI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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