Accumulation rates and sediment deposition in the northwestern Mediterranean

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 597-609

  Zuo, Z ^a   Eisma, D ^a   Gielesf, R ^b   Beks, J ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD-210 DATING; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION; SEDIMENT MIXING; SEDIMENTATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0030698039     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(96)00083-5     Document Type: Article

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