Quantitative interpretation of pore water O2 and pH distributions in deep-sea sediments

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1350-1364

  Jourabchi, Parisa ^a   Meile, Christof ^b   Pasion, Leonard R ^c   Van Cappellen, Philippe ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; DIAGENESIS; DISSOLUTION; OXYGEN; PH; POREWATER; REDOX CONDITIONS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

EID: 39749121979     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2007.12.012     Document Type: Article

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