Distribution and flux of 226Ra and 228Ra in the Amazon River estuary.

R. M. Key; R. F. Stallard; W. S. Moore; Jorge Louis Sarmiento

doi:10.1029/JC090iC04p06995

Distribution and flux of ²²⁶Ra and ²²⁸Ra in the Amazon River estuary.

R. M. Key, R. F. Stallard, W. S. Moore, Jorge Louis Sarmiento

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Measurements show that desorption from river-borne suspended particulate matter in the estuary increases the riverine flux of both isotopes to the ocean by a factor of approximately 5 over the flux attributable to radium dissolved in the river water alone. -from Authors

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	6995-7004
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume	90
Issue number	C4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/JC090iC04p06995
State	Published - 1985

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Geophysics
Forestry
Oceanography
Aquatic Science
Ecology
Water Science and Technology
Soil Science
Geochemistry and Petrology
Earth-Surface Processes
Atmospheric Science
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
Space and Planetary Science
Palaeontology

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Distribution and flux of ²²⁶Ra and ²²⁸Ra in the Amazon River estuary.

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