On the sedimentological origin of down-core variations of bulk sedimentary nitrogen isotope ratios

Paleoceanography

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1-13

  Kienast, Markus ^a,b,c   Higginson, M J ^d,e   Mollenhauer, G ^b   Eglinton, T I ^b   Chen, M T ^f   Calvert, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^e Forensic Alliance Limited   (United Kingdom)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAST GLACIAL; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; SEDIMENT CORE;

OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; WORLD;

EID: 26244467680     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004PA001081     Document Type: Article

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