The isotopic composition of particulate organic carbon in mountain rivers of Taiwan

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3164-3181

  Hilton, Robert G ^a,b   Galy, Albert ^b   Hovius, Niels ^b   Horng, Ming Jame ^c   Chen, Hongey ^d  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARINE SEDIMENT; MIXING; MOUNTAIN STREAM; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; RIVER BED; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUSPENDED LOAD; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

TAIWAN;

EID: 77952292283     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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