Silicic acid biogeochemistry in the Gulf of California: Insights from sedimentary Si isotopes

Paleoceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Pichevin, Laetitia ^a   Ganeshram, Raja S ^a   Reynolds, Ben C ^b   Prahl, Fredrick ^c   Pedersen, Thomas F ^d   Thunell, Robert ^e   McClymont, Erin L ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; HOLOCENE; LAST GLACIAL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SILICA; SILICIC ACID; TIMESCALE; UPWELLING;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84859612104     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011PA002237     Document Type: Article

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