Sources of molecularly uncharacterized organic carbon in sinking particles from three ocean basins: A coupled Δ14C and δ13C approach

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 111, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 199-213

  Roland, Leslie A ^a   McCarthy, Matthew D ^a   Guilderson, Tom ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Cariaco Basin; Composition; Eastern Subtropical Atlantic; Non selective preservation; Organic constituents; Particulate organic matter; Resuspended sediments; Santa Barbara Basin

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBON ISOTOPE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; HYDROLYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LIPID; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT TRAP; WATER COLUMN;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SUBTROPICAL); CALIFORNIA; DAKAR [SENEGAL]; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SANTA BARBARA BASIN; SENEGAL; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UNITED STATES; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 53649090764     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2008.05.010     Document Type: Article

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