Production and transport of long-chain alkenones and alkyl alkenoates in a sea water column in the northwestem Pacific off central Japan

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 219-234

  Sawada, Ken ^a   Handa, Nobuhiko ^a   Nakatsuka, Takeshi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkenone; Alkyl alkenoate; Northwestern Pacific; Sediment traps; Suspended matter; Time series

Indexed keywords

ALKENONE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SEA WATER COLUMN;

PACIFIC, (NORTHWEST);

EMILIANA HUXLEYI; GEPHYROCAPSA OCEANICA;

EID: 0031940110     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(97)00074-1     Document Type: Article

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