Tracer Data Uses
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To determine the rates and pathways of ocean circulation and mixing processes
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To estimate water mass formation rates (and determine long-term changes in these rates)
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To estimate the rates of key biogeochemical processes in the ocean
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To improve estimates of the rates of uptake and storage of anthropogenic CO2 in the ocean
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To provide a unique way to test numerical ocean model simulations, evaluate strengths and weaknesses in the models, and suggest ways to improve the models