Isotopic evidence for the source of lead in the North Pacific abyssal water

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 4629-4638

  Wu, Jingfeng ^a   Rember, Robert ^b   Jin, Meibin ^b   Boyle, Edward A ^c   Flegal, A Russell ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL ZONE; DEEP SEA; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAD ISOTOPE; SEAWATER; VERTICAL PROFILE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 77954540194     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.05.017     Document Type: Article

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