Oceanic germanium/silicon ratios: Evaluation of the potential overprint of temperature on weathering signals

Paleoceanography

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Hammond, Douglas E ^a   McManus, James ^b   Berelson, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Germanium; Silicon; Weathering

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; GERMANIUM; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MIOCENE; OPAL; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PLEISTOCENE; SILICON; WEATHERING;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 4544280473     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003PA000940     Document Type: Article

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