Carbon isotopic subsets of soil carbonate-A particle size comparison of limestone and igneous parent materials

Geoderma

Volumn 150, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Kraimer, Rebecca A ^a   Monger, H Curtis ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Carbon sequestration; Paleoclimate; Pedogenic soil carbonate; Radiocarbon dating; Soil particle size

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBONATION; CRYSTALS; ISOTOPES; LIMESTONE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RANGE FINDING;

CARBON ISOTOPES; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; PALEOCLIMATE; PEDOGENIC SOIL CARBONATE; RADIOCARBON DATING; SOIL PARTICLE SIZE;

SOILS;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IGNEOUS ROCK; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LIMESTONE; PALEOCLIMATE; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIOCARBON DATING; SOIL CARBON;

EID: 62149095396     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2008.11.042     Document Type: Article

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