Temporal changes in pCFC-12 ages and AOU along two hydrographic sections in the eastern subtropical North Pacific

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 169-187

  Mecking, Sabine ^a   Warner, Mark J ^b   Bullister, John L ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical cycling; Interannual variability; Large scale circulation; North Pacific; Thermocline ventilation; Tracers

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; GEOCHEMISTRY; OXYGEN; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TROPICS; VENTILATION;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; LARGE SCALE CIRCULATION; NORTH PACIFIC; THERMOCLINE VARIATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CFC; OXYGEN; TEMPORAL VARIATION; THERMOCLINE; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION; TRACER; VENTILATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 30144434506     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2005.06.018     Document Type: Article

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