Organic carbon and nitrogen isotopes in surface sediments from the western Arctic Ocean and their implications for sedimentary environments

Acta Oceanologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 39-54

  Chen, Zhihua ^a,b,c   Shi, Xuefa ^b,c   Cai, Deling ^b,c   Han, Yibing ^b,c   Yang, Zuosheng ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b FIRST INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (China)

^c Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China   (China)

Author keywords

Biogenic silica; Organic carbon and nitrogen isotopes; Surface sediments; Western Arctic Ocean

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC MINERAL; COASTAL ZONE; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SILICA;

ALASKA; ARCTIC OCEAN; CANADA; CHUKCHI SEA; MACKENZIE RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SUBARCTIC); UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845779019     PISSN: 0253505X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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