Perspectives of transient tracer applications and limiting cases

Ocean Science

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 699-718

  Stoven T ^a   Tanhua, T ^a   Hoppema, M ^b   Bullister, J L ^c  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; ANTARCTIC INTERMEDIATE WATER; DEEP WATER; OCEAN BASIN; OCEANIC FRONT; RADIOACTIVE DECAY; RADIONUCLIDE; TRACER; WATER MASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); ENGLAND; GREENWICH; LONDON [ENGLAND]; SOUTHERN OCEAN; UNITED KINGDOM; WEDDELL SEA;

EID: 84942115262     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-11-699-2015     Document Type: Article

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