Origin and distribution of terrestrial organic matter in the NW Mediterranean (Gulf of Lions): Exploring the newly developed BIT index

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Kim, Jung Hyun ^a,b   Schouten, Stefan ^b   Bonnin, Jérôme ^a   Buscail, Roselyne ^a   Ludwig, Wolfgang ^a   Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S ^b   Bourrin, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

BIT index; GDGT; Gulf of Lions; Terrestrial organic matter

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448960953     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GC001306     Document Type: Article

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