Nitrogen: Highly volatile yet surprisingly compatible

Elements

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 333-338

  Bebout, Gray E ^a   Fogel, Marilyn L ^b   Cartigny, Pierre ^c  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Biogeochemical cycling; Biosphere; Extraterrestrial life; Metamorphism; Nitrogen isotope

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOSPHERICS; EUTROPHICATION; MARINE POLLUTION; NITROGEN; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TRACERS;

AMMONIUM; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; BIOSPHERE; EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE; METAMORPHISM; NITROGEN ISOTOPES;

EARTH (PLANET);

AMMONIUM; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOSPHERE; EXOBIOLOGY; METAMORPHISM; NITROGEN ISOTOPE;

EID: 84890958392     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: 18115217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.9.5.333     Document Type: Article

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