Organic carbon accumulation and preservation in surface sediments on the Peru margin

Chemical Geology

Volumn 152, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 273-286

  Arthur, Michael A ^a   Dean, Walter E ^b   Laarkamp, Kirsten ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogen index; Organic carbon; Oxygen minimum zone; Preservation; Slope currents

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN MINIMUM LAYER; PRESERVATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032466112     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00120-X     Document Type: Article

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