The estuarine chemistry and isotope systematics of 234,238U in the Amazon and Fly Rivers

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 24, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 2357-2372

  Swarzenski, Peter ^a   Campbell, Pamela ^b   Porcelli, Don ^c   McKee, Brent ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b ETI Professionals Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuarine transport; Porewater; Radionuclides; Scavenging; Turbidity maximum

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; POREWATER; RADIONUCLIDE; RIVER DISCHARGE; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); TURBIDITY; URANIUM ISOTOPE;

AMAZON ESTUARY; BRAZIL; FLY ESTUARY; MELANESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 9644279752     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2004.07.025     Document Type: Article

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