Alkenones, alkenoates, and organic matter in coastal environments of NW Scotland: Assessment of potential application for sea level reconstruction

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Bendle, James A P ^a   Rosell Melé, Antoni ^b,c   Cox, Nicholas J ^d   Shennan, Ian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkenones; Biomarker proxies; C N; Organic geochemistry; Sea level change

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149138042     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GC002603     Document Type: Article

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