Simulations of radiocarbon in a coarse-resolution world ocean model 2. Distributions of bomb-produced Carbon 14

Journal Article · Thu Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · J. Geophys. Res.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/JC094iC06p08243· OSTI ID:5815648

Toggweiler, J R; Dixon, K; Bryan, K

Part 1 of this study examined the ability of the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) primitive equation ocean general circulation model to simulate the steady state distribution of naturally produced /sup 14/C in the ocean prior to the nuclear bomb tests of the 1950's and early 1960's. In part 2 begin with the steady state distributions of part 1 and subject the model to the pulse of elevated atmospheric /sup 14/C concentrations observed since the 1950's.

• Research Organization: Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, NOAA, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey (US)
• OSTI ID: 5815648
• Journal Information: J. Geophys. Res.; (United States), Vol. 94:C6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CARBON 14
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
SEAS
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
GEOLOGIC MODELS
GLOBAL ASPECTS
OCEANIC CIRCULATION
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CARBON ISOTOPES
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MASS TRANSFER
MATERIALS
NUCLEI
RADIOISOTOPES
SIMULATION
SURFACE WATERS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
520300* - Environment
Aquatic- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- (1989)