Sediment accumulation and bioturbation rates in the deep Northeast Atlantic determined by radiometric techniques

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 427-435

  Carvalho, Fernando P ^a   Oliveira, João M ^a   Soares, António M M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

14C sediment dating; 210Pb; 230Th excess sediment dating; Biodiffusion; Sediment mixing

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL PLAIN; ACCUMULATION RATE; BIOTURBATION; BURIAL (GEOLOGY); CALCIUM CARBONATE; CORE ANALYSIS; GRAIN SIZE; IMMOBILIZATION; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; POROSITY; RADIOMETRIC METHOD; RADIONUCLIDE; SEAFLOOR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); IBERIAN ABYSSAL PLAIN; PORCUPINE ABYSSAL PLAIN;

EID: 79951966879     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsr005     Document Type: Article

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