The biogeochemistry of sorbed methane in marine sediments

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 6033-6048

  Ertefai, Tobias F ^a   Heuer, Verena B ^a   Prieto Mollar, Xavier ^a   Vogt, Christoph ^a   Sylva, Sean P ^b   Seewald, Jeffrey ^b   Hinrichs, Kai Uwe ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON ISOTOPE; CLAY MINERAL; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; MINERALOGY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SORPTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 77956875248     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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