The use of foraminiferal uranium/calcium ratios as an indicator of changes in seawater uranium content

Paleoceanography

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 649-663

  Russell, Ann D ^a,d   Emerson, Steven ^a   Mix, Alan C ^b   Peterson, Larry C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE; FORAMINIFERA; HOLOCENE; INDICATOR; PALAEOCHEMISTRY; PALAEOTEMPERATURE; SEAWATER; URANIUM; URANIUM/CALCIUM RATIOS;

EID: 0030437505     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96PA02058     Document Type: Article

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