The influence of salinity on D/H fractionation in alkenones from saline and hypersaline lakes in continental North America

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 38-47

  Nelson, Daniel B ^a   Sachs, Julian P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMILIANIA HUXLEYI; HYDROGEN ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; HYPERSALINE LAKES; LAKE SEDIMENTS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEASUREMENTS OF; PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT; REDUCED SENSITIVITY;

BIOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPES; KETONES;

LAKES;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; FRACTIONATION; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SALINITY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

NORTH AMERICA;

EMILIANIA HUXLEYI; GEPHYROCAPSA OCEANICA; TETRA;

EID: 84888047684     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2013.10.013     Document Type: Article

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