Long-range atmospheric transport of terrestrial biomarkers to the western North Atlantic

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 89-1-89-17

  Conte, Maureen H ^a   Weber, J C ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Carbon isotopes; North atlantic; Plant waxes; Saharan dust; Terrestrial biomarkers

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOMARKER; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 0012988618     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002gb001922     Document Type: Article

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