The dissolved Beryllium isotope composition of the Arctic Ocean

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 6114-6133

  Frank, M ^a,b   Porcelli, D ^c   Andersson, P ^d   Baskaran, M ^e   Bjork G ^f   Kubik, P W ^b   Hattendorf, B ^b   Guenther, D ^b  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE; ESTIMATION METHOD; GLOBAL OCEAN; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MELTING; RIVER WATER; SEA ICE; VERTICAL PROFILE; WATER MASS;

ARCTIC OCEAN; CANADA; MACKENZIE RIVER [NORTHWEST TERRITORIES]; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 69849086159     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.07.010     Document Type: Article

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