Apparent oxygen utilization rates calculated from tritium and helium-3 profiles at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study site

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1969-1983

  Stanley, R H R ^a   Doney, S C ^a   Jenkins, W J ^a   Lott, D E ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BIOACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HELIUM; RESEARCH PROGRAM; SATURATION; SEDIMENT TRAP; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; THERMOCLINE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRACER; TRITIUM; VENTILATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BERMUDA;

EID: 84861805278     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-1969-2012     Document Type: Article

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