Controls on dissolved inorganic carbon and δ13C in cave waters from DeSoto Caverns: Implications for speleothem δ13C assessments

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 753-768

  Lambert, W Joe ^a   Aharon, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CARBON ISOTOPE; CAVE SYSTEM; CAVERN; DEGASSING; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; KARST; KARST HYDROLOGY; PARTITIONING; REACTION KINETICS; SPELEOTHEM; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ALABAMA; DESOTO CAVERNS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650962986     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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