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Source function for tritium transport models in the Pacific
Author(s) -
Fine Rana A.,
Östlund H. Göte
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl004i010p00461
Subject(s) - tritium , latitude , longitude , pacific ocean , salinity , environmental science , oceanography , climatology , geology , atmospheric sciences , nuclear physics , physics , geodesy
An empirically fitted function describes surface Pacific Ocean tritium concentrations as varying exponentially with latitude, the r.m.s. fit to observations is 18%. The oceanic tritium concentration maximum in the North Pacific, which resulted from nuclear weapons testing, lagged the rain data by two to three years occurring in 1965‐66. Tritium‐salinity correlations are consistent with climatology. Tritium‐longitude correlations are consistent with surface water circulation.