Distribution of major elements in Atlantic surface sediments (36°N-49°S): Imprint of terrigenous input and continental weathering

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Govin, Aline ^a   Holzwarth, Ulrike ^a   Heslop, David ^b   Ford Keeling, Lara ^c   Zabel, Matthias ^a   Mulitza, Stefan ^a   Collins, James A ^a   Chiessi, Cristiano M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic surface sediments; major elements; terrigenous input

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CALCIUM; CATCHMENTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SURFACES; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

AL/SI RATIO; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTIVITY; CATCHMENT AREA; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CLIMATE PROXIES; CLIMATE REGIME; CLIMATE VARIATION; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; CLIMATIC ZONE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DILUTION EFFECT; DUST DEPOSITION; HEMIPELAGIC SEDIMENTS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HUMID REGIONS; MAJOR ELEMENTS; ROCK MATERIALS; SINGLE ELEMENT; SITE TO SITES; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; TERRIGENOUS INPUT;

WEATHERING;

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WEATHERING;

EID: 84856291555     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GC003785     Document Type: Article

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