Sr isotopic composition of suspended particulate material (SPM) of East Siberian rivers: Sediment transport to the Arctic Ocean

Arctic and Alpine Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 422-429

  Rachold, V ^a   Eisenhauer, A ^b   Hubberten, H W ^a   Hansen, B ^b   Meyer, H ^b  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVERINE MATERIAL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ARCTIC OCEAN; LAPTEV SEA;

EID: 0031452734     PISSN: 00040851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1551990     Document Type: Article

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