Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and its carbon isotopic composition in sediment pore waters from the Shenhu area, northern South China Sea

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 303-310

  Yang, Tao ^a   Jiang, Shao Yong ^a   Yang, Jing Hong ^a   Lu, Ge ^a   Wu, Neng You ^b   Liu, Jian ^b   Chen, Dao Hua ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (China)

Author keywords

13C DIC; Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC); Gas hydrate; South China Sea; Sulfate gradient

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; GAS HYDRATE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANE; OXIDATION; POREWATER; SEDIMENT CORE; SULFATE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 42649123246     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-008-0024-2     Document Type: Article

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