Rapid removal of terrigenous dissolved organic carbon over the Eurasian shelves of the Arctic Ocean

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 123, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 78-87

  Letscher, Robert T ^a   Hansell, Dennis A ^a   Kadko, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic Ocean; DOC; Radium isotopes; Terrigenous DOC

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; METEORIC WATER; RADIUM ISOTOPE; REMINERALIZATION; RIVER WATER; SALINITY; SURFACE LAYER; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT;

ARCTIC OCEAN; CHUKCHI SEA; CHUKCHI SHELF; EAST SIBERIAN SEA; EURASIAN BASIN; MAKAROV BASIN;

EID: 78650306064     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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