Continental sedimentary processes decouple Nd and Hf isotopes

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 121, Issue , 2013, Pages 177-195

  Garçon, Marion ^a   Chauvel, Catherine ^a   France Lanord, Christian ^b   Huyghe, Pascale ^a   Lavé, JérÔme ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CRPG CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EROSION; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; FLOODPLAIN; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; RIVER BANK; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SORTING; SUSPENDED LOAD; TRACE ELEMENT;

BANGLADESH; GANDAKI; GANGES RIVER; GHAGHARA RIVER; KOSI RIVER; MARSYANDI RIVER; NARAYANI; NEPAL;

EID: 84883529163     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.07.027     Document Type: Article

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