Radium Isotopic Analyses in the Shelf-Basin Interaction (SBI) Program and Investigation of the Rate of Shelf-Basin Interaction in the Western Arctic

Abstract

To utilize the distribution of radioisotopes in the ocean for the purpose of unraveling oceanic circulation patterns and investigating the rates of mixing processes. Specific problems of current interest include shelf-basin exchange in the western Arctic (including eddy processes) and ocean ventilation and subduction processes. Because these isotopes have half-lives ranging from days to years, it is possible to study processes that encompass a great variety of temporal and spatial scales.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2002
Accession Number
ADA621252

Entities

People

  • David Kadko

Organizations

  • Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Arctic Ocean
  • Atmospheric Chemistry
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Causeways
  • Chemistry
  • Elements
  • Grids
  • High Latitudes
  • Information Operations
  • Isotopes
  • Latitude
  • Oceans
  • Sampling
  • Transport Ships
  • Ventilation

Readers

  • Oceanography.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Theoretical Analysis.