Iron isotope systematics in estuaries: The case of North River, Massachusetts (USA)

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 4045-4059

  Escoube, Raphaelle ^a,b   Rouxel, Olivier J ^a   Sholkovitz, Edward ^a   Donard, Olivier F X ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; FLOCCULATION; IRON; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; SALINITY;

MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66149146710     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.04.026     Document Type: Article

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