Compound-specific carbon isotope compositions of individual long-chain n-alkanes in severe Asian dust episodes in the North China coast in 2002

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 2133-2140

  Guo, Zhigang ^a   Li, Juyuan ^b   Feng, Jialiang ^c   Fang, Ming ^c   Yang, Zuosheng ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b SINOPEC   (China)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asian dust storm; C3 plants; Compound specific carbon isotope composition of individual n alkanes; North China coast; Plant wax

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748691807     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-006-2071-7     Document Type: Article

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