Early diagenetic cycling, incineration, and burial of sedimentary organic carbon in the central Gulf of Papua (Papua New Guinea)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Aller, Robert C ^a   Blair, Neal E ^b,c   Brunskill, Gregg J ^d  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Northwestern University   (United States)

^d AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; BIOTURBATION; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON ISOTOPE; DELTAIC DEPOSIT; DIAGENESIS; INCINERATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MONSOON; ORGANIC CARBON; POREWATER; REMINERALIZATION; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SUBOXIC CONDITIONS; TRADE WIND; UNCONFORMITY;

CORAL SEA; FLY RIVER; GULF OF PAPUA; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 44449119860     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JF000689     Document Type: Article

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