Subpolar mode water formation traced by neodymium isotopic composition

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 2004, Pages

  Lacan, F ^a   Jeandel, C ^a  

^a LEGOS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEODYMIUM; OCEAN CURRENTS; OXYGEN; SALINE WATER;

END MEMBER MIXING; LABRADOR CURRENT; SUBPOLAR MODE WATER (SPMW);

SURFACE WATERS;

DEEP WATER FORMATION; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; TRACER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 4644352602     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL019747     Document Type: Article

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