The fate of river organic carbon in coastal areas: A study in the RhÔne River delta using multiple isotopic (δ13C, δ14C) and organic tracers

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 118, Issue , 2013, Pages 33-55

  Cathalot, C ^a   Rabouille, C ^a   Tisnerat Laborde N ^a   Toussaint, F ^a   Kerherve P ^a,b   Buscail, R ^a,b   Loftis, K ^c   Sun, M Y ^c   Tronczynski, J ^d   Azoury, S ^d   Lansard, B ^a   Treignier, C ^a   Pastor, L ^e   Tesi, T ^f,g  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UMR 5110   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d IFREMER   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^f ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

^g STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FLUX; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEGRADATION; DELTAIC DEPOSIT; DEPOSITION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LIGNIN; ORGANIC CARBON; PAH; RESUSPENSION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT; WATER COLUMN;

RHONE RIVER;

EID: 84879010191     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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