Researchers Tracked An Inert Chemical Tracer (IMAGE)

University of Exeter

Researchers Tracked An Inert Chemical Tracer

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Researchers measured mixing in the Southern Ocean by releasing tiny quantities of an inert chemical tracer into the Southeast Pacific. They tracked the tracer for several years as it went through Drake Passage to observe how quickly the ocean mixed.

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Robert Paterson and British Antartic Survey

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