Studies of deep water formation and circulation in the Weddell Sea using natural and anthropogenic tracers

Peter Schlosser; John L. Bullister; Reinhold Bayer

doi:10.1016/S0304-4203(09)90011-1

Studies of deep water formation and circulation in the Weddell Sea using natural and anthropogenic tracers

Peter Schlosser, John L. Bullister, Reinhold Bayer

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The application of natural and anthropogenic trace substances in oceanographie studies of the Weddell Sea is reviewed. The potential of some steady-state and transient tracers (tritium, CFC-11 and CFC-12, ¹⁸O, and helium isotopes) for studies of deep water formation and circulation is discussed on the basis of data sets collected mainly on cruises of R/V “Polarstern” to the Weddell Sea during the 1980s. CFC/tritium ratio dating of young water masses is applied to estimate mean age and transit times of water involved in Weddell Sea Bottom Water formation. The history of the CFC-11/tritium ratio through time is derived for Weddell Sea shelf waters.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	97-122
Number of pages	26
Journal	Marine Chemistry
Volume	35
Issue number	1-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-4203(09)90011-1
State	Published - 1991
Externally published	Yes

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