Organic carbon to 234Th ratios of marine organic matter

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 100, Issue 3-4 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 323-336

  Passow, U ^a   Dunne, J ^b   Murray, J W ^c   Balistrieri, L ^c   Alldredge, A L ^d  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

234Th binding specificity; OC : 234Th ratio; Thorium speciation

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE FLUX; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; POLYSACCHARIDE; SEDIMENT TRAP; THORIUM ISOTOPE;

EID: 33646359674     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2005.10.020     Document Type: Article

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