Reply to comment by D. Wang et al. on "empirical partition coefficients for Sr and Ca in marine barite: Implications for reconstructing seawater Sr and Ca concentrations"

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Averyt, Kristen B ^a   Paytan, Adina ^b  

^a IPCC Working Group I Support Unit   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barite; Distribution coefficient; Strontium

Indexed keywords

EID: 71749120847     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GC001494     Document Type: Note

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