Variable Quaternary chemical weathering fluxes and imbalances in marine geochemical budgets

Nature

Volumn 458, Issue 7237, 2009, Pages 493-496

  Vance, Derek ^a   Teagle, Damon A H ^b   Foster, Gavin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICATE; STRONTIUM;

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; EARTH; GEOCHEMISTRY; GLACIATION; OCEANIC CRUST; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SILICATE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; SUBSTRATE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; DEGLACIATION; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GLACIAL PERIOD; INTERGLACIAL; OCEANIC REGIONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER TRANSPORT; WEATHERING;

ATMOSPHERE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; ICE COVER; OSMIUM; RIVERS; SEAWATER; STRONTIUM; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 63649153425     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature07828     Document Type: Article

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