Using chemical tracers to assess ocean models
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Using Chemical Tracers to Assess Ocean Models
Chemical tracers can be used to assess the simulated circulation in ocean models. Tracers that have been used in this context include tritium, chlorofluorocarbons, natural and bomb-produced radiocarbon, and to a lesser extent, oxygen, silicate, phosphate, isotopes of organic and inorganic carbon compounds, and certain noble gases (e.g., helium and argon). This paper reviews the use of chemical ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Reviews of Geophysics
سال: 2001
ISSN: 8755-1209
DOI: 10.1029/1998rg000043