Interpreting carbon-isotope excursions: Carbonates and organic matter

Chemical Geology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 181-198

  Kump, Lee R ^a   Arthur, Michael A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical cycles; Carbon 13; Isotope excursions; Marine geochemistry; Modeling; Organic carbon

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; PALEOCLIMATE;

EID: 0034090994     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(99)00086-8     Document Type: Article

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