Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic composition of gas hydrate-bearing sediment from Hydrate Ridge, Cascadia Margin

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 872-880

  Yu, Xiaoguo ^a   Li, Jiabiao ^a   Gong, Jianming ^b   Chen, Jianfang ^a   Jin, Xiaobing ^a   Lee, Young Joo ^c   Li, Hongliang ^a   Xu, Jie ^a  

^a Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^b CHINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (China)

^c Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

Author keywords

C N ratio; Carbon isotopes; Gas hydrate; Nitrogen fixation; Nitrogen isotopes

Indexed keywords

GAS HYDRATES; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; NITROGEN FIXATION;

CARBON ISOTOPES; DEPOSITIONAL VARIATION; DIAGENETIC EVOLUTION; NITROGEN ISOTOPES;

SEDIMENTS;

CARBON ISOTOPE; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DIAGENESIS; GAS HYDRATE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

CASCADIA MARGIN; HYDRATE RIDGE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 33750983931     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-006-0872-9     Document Type: Article

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