Processes controlling the Si-isotopic composition in the Southern Ocean and application for paleoceanography

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2443-2457

  Fripiat, F ^a,b   Cavagna, A J ^c   Dehairs, F ^c   De Brauwere, A ^c,d   Andre L ^a   Cardinal, D ^a,e  

^a ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; CARBON DIOXIDE; DATA SET; DISSOLUTION; GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MIXED LAYER; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SILICIC ACID; SILICON;

SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA;

EID: 84863651623     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-2443-2012     Document Type: Article

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