Mid-chain diols and keto-ols in SE Atlantic sediments: A new tool for tracing past sea surface water masses?

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1879-1892

  Versteegh, G J M ^a   Jansen, J H F ^a   De Leeuw, J W ^c   Schneider, R R ^b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034044754     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00398-1     Document Type: Article

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