Analysis of 137Cs concentration in the Pacific using a Lagrangian approach

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Nakano, H ^a   Motoi, T ^a   Hirose, K ^b   Aoyama, M ^a  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b SOPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEAWATER; TROPICS;

CENTRAL MODE WATERS; CROSS SECTION; EKMAN TRANSPORT; EQUATORIAL UNDERCURRENTS; GLOBAL OCEAN; HINDCASTS; LAGRANGIAN APPROACHES; MINDANAO CURRENTS; NORTH PACIFIC; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; PACIFIC WATER; SOURCE REGION; SUBTROPICAL GYRE; SUBTROPICAL MODE WATERS; TIME EVOLUTIONS; TROPICAL WATERS;

CESIUM;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; EKMAN TRANSPORT; GYRE; HINDCASTING; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

BOHOL SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 77954462675     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JC005640     Document Type: Article

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