Modeling biogeochemical processes in sediments from the Rhǒne River prodelta area (NW Mediterranean Sea)

Biogeosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1351-1366

  Pastor, L ^a   Cathalot, C ^b   Deflandre, B ^a,c   Viollier, E ^a   Soetaert, K ^d   Meysman, F J R ^d   Ulses, C ^e   Metzger, E ^f   Rabouille, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^f UPRES EA 2644   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEGRADATION; DELTA; DIAGENESIS; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; MINERALIZATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POREWATER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REACTION RATE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

FRANCE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST); RHONE DELTA;

EID: 79957789159     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-8-1351-2011     Document Type: Article

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