Ventilation of the Mediterranean Sea constrained by multiple transient tracer measurements

Ventilation is the primary pathway for atmosphere–ocean boundary perturbations, such as temperature anomalies, to be relayed to the ocean interior. It is also a conduit for gas exchange between the interface of atmosphere and ocean. Thus it is a mechanism whereby, for instance, the ocean interior is...

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Main Authors: T. Stöven, T. Tanhua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-06-01
Series:Ocean Science
Online Access:http://www.ocean-sci.net/10/439/2014/os-10-439-2014.pdf