Eolian transport of glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) off northwest Africa

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue , 2013, Pages 112-118

  Fietz, Susanne ^a,b   Prahl, Fredrick G ^c   Moraleda, Núria ^a   Rosell Melé, Antoni ^a,d  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE RECONSTRUCTION; DIRECT IMPACT; IN-SITU PRODUCTION; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; LAND EROSION; MARINE SEDIMENTS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PREVAILING WINDS;

DEPOSITS; DUST; PARAFFINS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

GLYCEROL;

EOLIAN DEPOSIT; EOLIAN PROCESS; ISOPRENOID; MARINE SEDIMENT; OPEN OCEAN; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MATTER; RECONSTRUCTION; SOIL EROSION; WIND EROSION;

AFRICA;

EID: 84885462953     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2013.09.009     Document Type: Article

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