Comment on "Do geochemical estimates of sediment focusing pass the sediment test in the equatorial Pacific?" by M. Lyle et al

Paleoceanography

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Francois, Roger ^a   Frank, Martin ^b   van der Loeff, Michiel Rutgers ^c   Bacon, Michael P ^d   Geibert, Walter ^c   Kienast, Stephanie ^e   Anderson, Robert F ^f   Bradtmiller, Louisa ^f   Chase, Zanna ^g   Henderson, Gideon ^h   Marcantonio, Franco ⁱ   Allen, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^e DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^g OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34249735446     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005PA001235     Document Type: Note

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