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@Greg Bernhardt I've used the Isotopic Mixing Equation: δ18OTQT = δ18O1Q1+δ18O2Q2 in order to solve it. It can also be solved using a Two-component Mixing Model, according to the equations: F2 = (δ18Omix-δ18O1) / (δ18O2-δ18O1) ; F1 = 1 - F2 Using both equations, you find that the fraction of...

Homework Statement Two water samples are mixed. Sample 1 has δ18O-H2O = -1(per mil), Sample 2 has δ18O-H2O = -20 (per mil), and the mixture has δ18O-H2O = -15 (per mil). What fraction of water came from sample 1 and what fraction came from sample 2? Assume that F = the fraction of the water...

I am trying to solve the following problem for my graduate course in isotope geochemistry. If 1 g of 226Ra is separated from its decay products and then placed in a vessel, how much helium (cm3) will accumulate in the vessel in 60 days? Here is what I know. The decay series from 226Ra to Lead...

Homework Statement Consider a Rossby wave propagating in a homogeneous ocean with a water depth of 4,000m at 35o N latitude. If the wave length of this wave is 500km, is this a long or short Rossby wave? Homework Equations shortwaves: |kx-1| <<RD longwaves: |kx-1| >> RD kx is the x-component...

Homework Statement Compute the Sverdrup transport (in units of Sverdrups) across 350 N in an ocean that is 6,500 km wide at that latitude, if the curl of the wind stress is -10-7 Pa/m. Wht is the direction of this transport? Homework Equations My = (1/β) * curlHt*w. Where, t is Tau (wind...

Homework Statement Station J is 100 km West of station K at 30o N. The sea level difference between the two stations is +0.10m. What is the geostrophic flow between J and K, and what is it's direction? Specify and justify any assumptions you make. Homework Equations What is the pressure...

I got the CP value from my lecture notes. My confusion with units is that the calculation leaves me with C -kg-m2

delQ = delT / [(density of seawater) * (height of water column)] = 17C / [(1,030 kg/m3 * 10 meters)] = 0.00165 (units here are difficult to figure out). Q = delT * CP / 6 months = 17C * 1.01 J/gC = 17.17 J/g in 6 months. These (above) are not bulk equations, but was given to me by a...

I have been working from the bulk equations. They exist for Q, Qs and QL. delQ = delT / [(density of seawater) * (height of water column)] = 17C / [(1,030 kg/m3 * 10 meters)] = 0.00165 (units here are difficult to figure out). Q = delT * CP / 6 months = 17C * 1.01 J/gC = 17.17 J/g in 6...

Q = Qs - Qb - Qh - Qe = zero is to say that solar radiation (Qs) which is a flux into the ocean is equal to infrared longwave radiation + sensible heat + latent heat (Qb + Qh + Qe) which are fluxes out of the ocean. There are also bulk equations for Qh and Qe, however certain components of...

Assessing the conductive (sensible heat) loss, without direct measurement of parameters like the temperature of air 10 meters above the sea surface, is impossible. I do have some lecture notes that I can look through to see if there is a value somewhere for this, though. Yes, your suspicion...

Homework Statement Suppose that the volume transport associated with the wind-driven circulation's western boundary current (such as the Gulf Stream) is 50 x 10^6 m^3/second. Assume that this volume transport is carried in a current of uniform speed which is 50 km wide and 1 km thick...

Rearranging the equation Q = v*A to solve for velocity yields the following equation: v = Q/A Plugging in the numbers we get: v = (50 x 10^6 m^3 s^-1) / (50,000,000 m^2) ...I have converted km to meters at this point The answer then, is 1 meter/second. I am not sure of this answer, as...

I have attached a document with my work so far. And here are the variables I am using in my work. Q = total heat flux = zero Qs = shortwave solar radiation (150 W m^-2) Qb = net longwave infrared radiation (50 W m^-e) and is derived from Qb,out - Qb,in Qh = sensible heat flux (10 W m^-2) Qe =...

Thank you for your help. I will try moving forward with this equation.