Diffuse spectral reflectance of surficial sediments indicates sedimentary environments on the shelves of the Bering Sea and western Arctic

Marine Geology

Volumn 355, Issue , 2014, Pages 218-233

  Nwaodua, Emmanuel C ^a   Ortiz, Joseph D ^a   Griffith, Elizabeth M ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Bering Sea; Carbonates; Clay minerals; Diatoms; Diffuse spectral reflectance; Provenance analysis

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; CHLOROPHYLL; CLAY MINERALS; LITHOLOGY; MICA; PHYTOPLANKTON; REFLECTION; SEA ICE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

ARCTIC; BERING SEA; DIATOMS; PROVENANCE ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCES;

PROCESS CONTROL;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LITHOLOGY; MARINE SEDIMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BERING SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84903546980     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2014.05.023     Document Type: Article

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