Mass-dependent fractionation of quadruple stable sulfur isotope system as a new tracer of sulfur biogeochemical cycles

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2238-2252

  Ono, Shuhei ^a   Wing, Boswell ^b   Johnston, David ^b   Farquhar, James ^b   Rumble, Douglas ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; FRACTIONATION; SULFUR ISOTOPE; TRACER;

EID: 33645899982     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2006.01.022     Document Type: Article

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