A two-dimensional model of the passive coastal margin deep sedimentary carbon and methane cycles

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2859-2878

  Archer, D E ^a   Buffett, B A ^b   McGuire, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; IGNEOUS ROCK; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM; POREWATER; RESPIRATION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TRACER; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84864602540     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-2859-2012     Document Type: Article

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