We apply to Classical Labrador
Sea Water (CLSW) the “transit-time distribution” (TTD) method to estimate the
inventory and uptake anthropogenic carbon (∆C). A parametric model of TTDs representing
bulk-advective and mixing processes is constrained with WOCE CFC data. The constrained TTDs are then
used to propagate ∆C into the interior of the CLSW. Compared to many past
studies the key advantage of this methodology is that mixing is not assumed to
be a negligible component of transport.
Author: F. Terenzi, T.M. Hall, and D.A. LeBel (ft2104 at columbia dot edu)
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