Mathematical modeling of the aquatic macrophyte inputs of mid-chain n-alkyl lipids to lake sediments: Implications for interpreting compound specific hydrogen isotopic records

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 3781-3791

  Gao, Li ^a   Hou, Juzhi ^b   Toney, Jaime ^a   MacDonald, Dana ^a   Huang, Yongsong ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE WATER; MACROPHYTE; NUMERICAL MODEL;

CHINA; KENYA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 79957859061     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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