A note on the concepts of age distribution and transit time in natural reservoirs
By: Bert Bolin and Henning Rodhe
Abstract
A brief review is given of the concepts age distribution, transit time distribution, turn-over time, average age and average transit time (residence time) and their relations. The characteristics of natural reservoirs are discussed in terms of these concepts, and a classification is proposed based on whether the average age is larger, equal to or smaller than the average transit time. Some examples illustrate the differences between these various cases.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v25i1.9644 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 58 - 62
Submitted on: Oct 4, 1972
Published on: Jan 1, 1973
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 1973 Bert Bolin, Henning Rodhe, published by Stockholm University Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.