Discordant 14C-stratigraphies in upper Monterey Canyon: A signal of anthropogenic disturbance

Marine Geology

Volumn 233, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 21-36

  Paull, Charles K ^a   Ussler III, William ^a   Mitts, Patrick J ^a   Caress, David W ^a   West, G James ^b  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

bomb carbon; correlation; deltas; erosion; land use; submarine canyon

Indexed keywords

BOMB CARBON; DELTAS; ORGANIC MATTER; SUBMARINE CANYON;

EROSION; LAND USE; PESTICIDES; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

STRATIGRAPHY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CARBON ISOTOPE; EROSION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTATION; STRATIGRAPHY;

CALIFORNIA; MONTEREY CANYON; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAJARO RIVER; SALINAS RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750528705     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2006.07.008     Document Type: Article

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