Temporal and spatial variations of radiocarbon in Japan Sea bottom water

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 429-441

  Kumamoto, Yuichiro ^a   Aramaki, Takafumi ^b   Watanabe, Shuichi ^a   Yoneda, Minoru ^b,e   Shibata, Yasuyuki ^b   Togawa, Orihiko ^c   Morita, Masatoshi ^b   Shitashima, Kiminori ^d  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^c JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^d CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bottom water; Japan Sea; Radiocarbon; Tracers; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL CIRCULATION; BOTTOM WATER; CARBON ISOTOPE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; RADIOACTIVITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRACER; VENTILATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN;

EID: 42649138563     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-008-0036-y     Document Type: Article

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