Carbon isotope cycle and mantle structure

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Coltice, N ^a   Simon, L ^a   Lecuyer C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ISOTOPES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS;

CARBON ISOTOPES; MANTLE;

GEOPHYSICS;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; MANTLE STRUCTURE; OCEANIC CRUST; SUBDUCTION; UPPER MANTLE;

EID: 18344401880     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003gl018873     Document Type: Article

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