Published September 20, 1985
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Journal article
222Rn surpluses in Warm-Core rings
Creators
- 1. Department of Oceanography, Texas A and M University, College Station
Description
Measurements of 222Rn and 226Ra were made in the western Atlantic Ocean as part of the Warm-Core rings Program. A significant number of measurements on waters taken from the surface and deeper waters showed 222Rn concentrations in excess of those supported by the parent 226Ra. Since the source of these 222Rn surpluses is near-bottom shelf or slope water, and since the half-life of 222Rn is only 3.8 days, such 222Rn surpluses are indicative of rapid offshore advective and or mixing processes. Concentrations of 226Ra exhibit a small but measurable increase when moving from a Sargasso Sea, through the slope water, and up onto the shelf
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- J. Geophys. Res.
- Journal Volume
- 90
- Journal Issue
- C12
- Series
- J. Geophys. Res.
- Journal Page Range
- 8903-8916
- ISSN
- 0022-1406
- CODEN
- JGREA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 18005388
- Subject category
- S58: GEOSCIENCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- ADVECTION; ATLANTIC OCEAN; COASTAL WATERS; CONTINENTAL SHELF; MIXING; QUANTITY RATIO; RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; RADIUM 226; RADON 222; RINGS; SARGASSO SEA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VORTEX FLOW; WATER CURRENTS
- Descriptors DEC
- ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON 14 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CURRENTS; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DISTRIBUTION; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FLUID FLOW; HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; MASS TRANSFER; NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; SEAS; SURFACE WATERS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES