A critical evaluation of the boron isotope-pH proxy: The accuracy of ancient ocean pH estimates

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 953-961

  Pagani, Mark ^a   Lemarchand, Damien ^b   Spivack, Arthur ^c   Gaillardet, Jérôme ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^d INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON ISOTOPE; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PH; SEAWATER;

EID: 14244259531     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2004.07.029     Document Type: Article

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