Stable isotope characterization of hypoxia-susceptible waters on the Louisiana shelf: Tracing freshwater discharge and benthic respiration

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 7-15

  Strauss, Josiah ^a,b   Grossman, Ethan L ^b   DiMarco, Steven F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal processes; Dissolved inorganic carbon; Gulf of Mexico; Hypoxia; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; COASTAL CURRENT; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; HYPOXIA; MASS BALANCE; RESPIRATION; SEAFLOOR; SEAWATER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867135008     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2012.07.020     Document Type: Article

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