Ross ice shelf cavity circulation, residence time, and melting: Results from a model of oceanic chlorofluorocarbons

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 733-742

  Reddy, Tasha E ^a,b   Holland, David M ^b   Arrigo, Kevin R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Basal melt; Chlorofluorocarbons; Ocean circulation; Oceanography; Residence time; Ross Sea; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CFC; DISSOLVED MATTER; GAS EXCHANGE; ICE SHELF; MELTING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; RESIDENCE TIME; SALINITY; SEAWATER; TRACER; VENTILATION;

ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 77950189268     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2010.01.007     Document Type: Article

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