Contributions from glacially derived sediment to the global iron (oxyhydr)oxide cycle: Implications for iron delivery to the oceans

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2765-2780

  Raiswell, Rob ^a   Tranter, Martyn ^b   Benning, Liane G ^a   Siegert, Martin ^b   De'ath, Ros ^b   Huybrechts, Philippe ^c   Payne, Tony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIAL TRANSPORT; ICEBERG CALVING; IRON OXIDE; MELTWATER; OCEAN; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 33646400584     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2005.12.027     Document Type: Article

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