Quantifying the seasonal variations in fluvial and eolian sources of terrigenous material to Cariaco Basin, Venezuela

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 197-210

  Elmore, Aurora C ^a   Thunell, Robert C ^b   Styles, Richard ^b   Black, David ^c   Murray, Richard W ^d   Martinez, Nahysa ^d   Astor, Yrene ^e  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e FUNDACIÓN LA SALLE DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Cariaco basin; Clay mineralogy; Climate; Eolian; Grain size; Inter tropical convergence zone (ITCZ); Saharan dust; Terrigenous sediments

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERAL; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GRAIN SIZE; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT; WATER COLUMN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIACO BASIN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

EID: 62049083129     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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