U/Th dating of cold-seep carbonates: An initial comparison

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 21-23, 2010, Pages 2055-2060

  Feng, Dong ^a,b   Roberts, Harry H ^b   Cheng, Hai ^c,d   Peckmann, Jörn ^e   Bohrmann, Gerhard ^f   Lawrence Edwards, R ^d   Chen, Duofu ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Authigenic carbonate; Black Sea; Cold seeps; Congo Fan; Gulf of Mexico; U Th dating

Indexed keywords

AUTHIGENIC CARBONATES; BLACK SEA; COLD SEEPS; CONGO FAN; GULF OF MEXICO; U/TH DATING;

CARBONATES; CARBONATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GAS HYDRATES; METHANE; SEEPAGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

BOTTOM WATER; CARBONATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLD SEEP; DATING METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FLUID FLOW; GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE; HYDROCARBON SEEP; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEEPAGE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BLACK SEA; CONGO FAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 78349241372     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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