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
fDate :
Aug. 29 1983-Sept. 1 1983
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;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '83, Proceedings
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1983.1152045
