Carbon and nitrogen geochemistry of sediments in the Central American convergent margin: Insights regarding subduction input fluxes, diagenesis, and paleoproductivity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1-17

  Li, Long ^a   Bebout, Gray E ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CONVERGENT MARGIN; GEOCHEMISTRY; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

CENTRAL AMERICA;

EID: 30144438046     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003276     Document Type: Article

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