Using atmospheric fallout to date organic horizon layers and quantify metal dynamics during decomposition

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1642-1661

  Kaste, James M ^a   Bostick, Benjamin C ^b   Heimsath, Arjun M ^c   Steinnes, Eiliv ^d   Friedland, Andrew J ^e  

^a Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^e DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECOMPOSITION; FALLOUT; HUMUS; LEACHING; LEAD ISOTOPE; METAL; MIXING; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

NEW ENGLAND; NORWAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951510596     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.01.011     Document Type: Article

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