Can the aluminum and titanium contents of ocean sediments be used to determine the paleoproductivity of the oceans?

Paleoceanography

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 586-593

  Dymond, Jack ^a   Collier, Robert ^a   McManus, James ^a   Honjo, Sus ^b   Manganini, Steve ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM; BIOGENIC DEPOSITS; BIOGENIC MINERAL; DEEP SEA; DEEP SEA SEDIMENT; OPAL; PALAEOPRODUCTIVITY; TITANIUM;

PACIFIC, (EQUATORIAL CENTRAL);

EID: 0030695848     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97PA01135     Document Type: Article

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