Sources of sediment to the Ionian Sea and western Levantine basin of the Eastern Mediterranean during S-1 sapropel times

Marine Geology

Volumn 160, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 45-61

  Krom, M D ^a   Michard, A ^b   Cliff, R A ^a   Strohle, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b CEREGE   (France)

Author keywords

Eastern Mediterranean; Riverine particulate matter; Saharan dust; Sapropel; Sediment sources; Strontium isotopes

Indexed keywords

DETRITUS; HOLOCENE; PROVENANCE; SAPROPEL;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0032767276     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(99)00015-8     Document Type: Article

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