Island weathering: River sources of rare earth elements to the Western Pacific Ocean

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 39-57

  Sholkovitz, E R ^a   Elderfield, H ^b   Szymczak, R ^c   Casey, K ^d  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Radiochemical Oceanography Group   (Australia)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fly River; Pacific Equatorial Undercurrent; Pacific Ocean; Papua New Guinea; Rare earth elements; Rivers; Sepik River

Indexed keywords

ISLAND; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEAWATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WEATHERING;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0033428969     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(99)00064-X     Document Type: Article

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