Biogeochemical characterization of carbon sources in the Strickland and Fly rivers, Papua New Guinea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Alin, Simone R ^a   Aalto, Rolf ^b   Goni, Miguel A ^c   Richey, Jeffrey E ^a   Dietrich, William E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKER; CARBON FLUX; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT YIELD; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUSPENDED LOAD; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

FLY RIVER; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; STRICKLAND RIVER; WESTERN PROVINCE [PAPUA NEW GUINEA];

EID: 44449168030     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JF000625     Document Type: Article

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