Variability of surface sediments in the Peru basin: Dependence on water depth, productivity, bottom water flow, and seafloor topography

Marine Geology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 169-184

  Weber, M E ^a   Von Stackelberg, U ^b   Marchig, V ^b   Wiedicke, M ^b   Grupe, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^c TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Dissolution; Manganese nodules; Organic carbon; Pacific Ocean; Productivity

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; FERROMANGANESE DEPOSIT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034652466     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(99)00103-6     Document Type: Article

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