DocumentCode
2827283
Title
Stable Isotopes As Tracers In Ocean Sciences
Author
Parker, P.L. ; Anderson, R.K. ; Winters, J.K. ; Scalan, R.S.
Author_Institution
Marine Science Institute, University of Texas, Port Aransas, TX, USA
fYear
1983
fDate
Aug. 29 1983-Sept. 1 1983
Firstpage
6
Lastpage
7
Abstract
By making use of differences in stable carbon isotope ratios, which have resulted from chemical isotope effects, for carbon reservoirs large scale tracer experiments have been observed. These natural experiments have been used to quantify ocean pollution, sediment sources and duck food-webs.
Keywords
Animals; Carbon dioxide; Chemistry; Isotopes; Large-scale systems; Petrochemicals; Pollution measurement; Turning;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS '83, Proceedings
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.1983.1152045
Filename
1152045
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