Strontium isotope record of seasonal scale variations in sediment sources and accumulation in low-energy, subtidal areas of the lower Hudson River estuary

Chemical Geology

Volumn 264, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 375-384

  Smith, Joseph P ^a   Bullen, Thomas D ^b   Brabander, Daniel J ^c   Olsen, Curtis R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesium 137; Estuaries; Hudson River estuary; Sediment sources; Strontium isotopes

Indexed keywords

CESIUM ISOTOPE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ISOTOPIC RATIO; SEDIMENT CORE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TRACER;

HUDSON ESTUARY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349087397     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2009.03.026     Document Type: Article

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