Towards constraining H 2 concentration in subseafloor sediment: A proposal for combined analysis by two distinct approaches

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 77, Issue , 2012, Pages 186-201

  Lin, Yu Shih ^a,b   Heuer, Verena B ^a,b   Goldhammer, Tobias ^b   Kellermann, Matthias Y ^a,b   Zabel, Matthias ^b   Hinrichs, Kai Uwe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; HYDROGEN; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; ORGANIC MATTER; POREWATER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST); NAMIBIA;

EID: 82655162633     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.11.008     Document Type: Article

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