Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the North Pacific Central Mode Water: Possibility of under-saturation of CFCs in the wintertime mixed layer

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 643-650

  Tokieda, Takayuki ^a   Ishii, Masao ^a   Yasuda, Tamaki ^a   Enyo, Kazutaka ^b  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorofluorocarbon; North Pacific Central Model Water; Over saturation in summer; Under saturation in winter; Wintertime mixed layer

Indexed keywords

CFC; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MIXED LAYER; SATURATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); WORLD;

EID: 12344255769     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.38.643     Document Type: Article

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