Characterization of a flood-associated deposit on the Waipaoa River shelf using radioisotopes and terrigenous organic matter abundance and composition

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 86, Issue C, 2014, Pages 66-84

  Kniskern, Tara A ^a   Mitra, Siddhartha ^b   Orpin, Alan R ^c   Harris, Courtney K ^a   Walsh, J P ^b,d   Corbett, D R ^b,d  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d UNC Coastal Studies Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Continental shelf; Lignin; Radioisotopes; Sediments; Waipaoa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939889423     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: 18736955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2014.04.012     Document Type: Article

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