Techniques for precise mapping of 226Ra and 228Ra in the ocean.

W. S. Moore; R. M. Key; J. L. Sarmiento

doi:10.1029/JC090iC04p06983

Techniques for precise mapping of ²²⁶Ra and ²²⁸Ra in the ocean.

W. S. Moore, R. M. Key, J. L. Sarmiento

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Improvements in the analyses of ²²⁶Ra and ²²⁸Ra in seawater made possible by better extraction and processing techniques reduce significantly the errors associated with these measurements. These improvements and the extensive sampling for Ra isotopes conducted on the TTO North Atlantic Study should enable us to use the distribution of ²²⁸Ra to study mixing processes on a 3-15 yr time scale in both the upper and deep North Atlantic. The ²²⁶Ra data are of high enough quality to identify features associated with different water masses. Changes in the positions of the deep-water masses since the GEOSECS cruise are revealed by the ²²⁶Ra data.-from Authors

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	6983-6994
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume	90
Issue number	C4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/JC090iC04p06983
State	Published - 1985

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Geophysics
Forestry
Oceanography
Aquatic Science
Ecology
Water Science and Technology
Soil Science
Geochemistry and Petrology
Earth-Surface Processes
Atmospheric Science
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
Space and Planetary Science
Palaeontology

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Techniques for precise mapping of ²²⁶Ra and ²²⁸Ra in the ocean.

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