Cross-equatorial tracer transport in the upper waters of the Pacific Ocean.

R. A. Fine; W. H. Peterson; C. G.H. Rooth; H. G. Ostlund

doi:10.1029/JC088iC01p00763

Cross-equatorial tracer transport in the upper waters of the Pacific Ocean.

R. A. Fine, W. H. Peterson, C. G.H. Rooth, H. G. Ostlund

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Abstract

Tritium samples have been analyzed from several cross-equatorial transects in the Pacific under the NORPAX and EPOCS programs. Together with earlier sections from the GEOSECS program, they allow description of the equatorial Pacific tritium transient over a period extending between approximately the 10th and 15th years after the major nuclear tests. South of the equator within the upper water layers at temperatures above 16^oC, an increase of 25-60% in the decay-corrected tritium concentration is found. -from Authors

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	763-769
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume	88
Issue number	C1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/JC088iC01p00763
State	Published - Jan 1 1983

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