Organic geochemical proxies of paleoceanographic, paleolimnologic, and paleoclimatic processes

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 213-250

  Meyers, Philip A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

C N ratios; Carbon isotopes; N alkanes; Nitrogen isotopes; Paleoproductivity; Paleotemperatures; Pigments; Sterols

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC GEOCHEMICAL PROXIES; PALEOCEONOGRAPHIC PROCESS; PALEOCLIMATIC PROCESS; PALEOLIMNOLOGIC PROCESS;

BIOMARKERS; CARBON; CLIMATOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN; OCEANOGRAPHY; PARAFFINS; PETROGRAPHY; SEDIMENTS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PALAEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALAEOCLIMATE; PALAEOLIMNOLOGY;

EID: 0031573198     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(97)00049-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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