Innovative methods for determining alkenone unsaturation indices

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 83, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 5-22

  Johnson, Carl G ^a   Frysinger, Glenn S ^b   Nelson, Robert K ^a   Gaines, Richard B ^b   Ohkouchi, Naohiko ^a   Reddy, Christopher M ^a   Eglinton, Timothy I ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b U S COAST GUARD ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkenone; Gas chromatography; Total lipid extracts

Indexed keywords

ALKENONE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPID; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEAWATER; STANDARD (REFERENCE);

EID: 0345016277     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(03)00092-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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