The leaky funnel model revisited

Anne Mouchet; Eric Deleersnijder; Francois Primeau

doi:10.3402/tellusa.v64i0.19131

The leaky funnel model revisited

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Volume 64 (2012): Issue 1

By: Anne Mouchet, Eric Deleersnijder and Francois Primeau

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Language: English

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Submitted on: May 23, 2011

Accepted on: Jun 29, 2012

Published on: Dec 1, 2012

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Keywords:

age,

distribution function,

world ocean,

ventilation,

model

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