Scavenging of thorium isotopes in the Canada Basin of the Arctic Ocean

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 222, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 915-932

  Trimble, S M ^a   Baskaran, M ^a   Porcelli, D ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arctic Ocean; Canada Basin; Radionuclides; Residence time; Th scavenging

Indexed keywords

OCEAN BASIN; RESIDENCE TIME; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); THORIUM ISOTOPE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; CANADA BASIN;

EID: 2942577309     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2004.03.027     Document Type: Article

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