Organic geochemical characteristics of time-series settling particles in northern South China Sea and their implications

Chinese Journal of Geochemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 275-283

  Chen, Jianfang ^a   Xu, Luqiang ^a   Zheng, Lianfu ^a   How Kin, Wong ^b   Jennerjahn, Tim ^b  

^a Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Monsoon; Organic geochemical characteristics; Sediment trap; Settling particulate matter; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PARTICLE SETTLING;

SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 0032462613     PISSN: 10009426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02834604     Document Type: Article

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