Is δ15N of sedimentary organic matter a good proxy for paleodenitrification in coastal waters of the Eastern Arabian Sea?

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 185, Issue , 2009, Pages 321-332

  Agnihotri, Rajesh ^a   Naqvi, S Wajih A ^a   Kurian, Siby ^a   Altabet, Mark A ^b   Bratton, J F ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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EID: 79955062861     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GM000770     Document Type: Conference Paper

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