Stable sulfur isotopes in the water column of the Cariaco Basin

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 6764-6778

  Li, Xiaona ^a   Gilhooly, William P ^b   Zerkle, Aubrey L ^c   Lyons, Timothy W ^b   Farquhar, James ^c,f   Werne, Josef P ^d,g,h   Varela, Ramon ^e   Scranton, Mary I ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^e FUNDACIÓN LA SALLE DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Venezuela)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^h CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; OXIDATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SULFATE; SULFIDE; SULFUR ISOTOPE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER COLUMN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BLACK SEA; CARIACO BASIN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

EID: 78049380418     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.08.020     Document Type: Article

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