Paleoceanographic applications of trace-metal concentration data

Chemical Geology

Volumn 324-325, Issue , 2012, Pages 6-18

  Algeo, Thomas J ^a   Rowe, Harry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Molybdenum; Uranium; Vanadium; Watermass restriction; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ANOXIA; CHEMICAL EVOLUTION; CONCENTRATION DATA; DEEP WATER; DEEP-WATER RENEWALS; MARINE SYSTEMS; NEW APPLICATIONS; OCEANIC ANOXIC EVENT; REDOX CONDITION; WATER MASS;

FACTOR ANALYSIS; METALS; MOLYBDENUM; SEA LEVEL; SEAWATER EFFECTS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TRACE ANALYSIS; URANIUM; VANADIUM; ZINC;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEEP WATER; MARINE SEDIMENT; MOLYBDENUM; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEAWATER; URANIUM; VANADIUM; WATER MASS; ZINC;

EID: 84865434054     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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