14C activity of dissolved organic carbon fractions in the north-central Pacific and Sargasso Sea
JE Bauer, PM Williams, ERM Druffel - Nature, 1992 - nature.com
RADIOCARBON measurements of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) oxidizable by ultraviolet
irradiation (DOCuv) yielded apparent ages of∼ 6,000 yr in the deep waters of the …
irradiation (DOCuv) yielded apparent ages of∼ 6,000 yr in the deep waters of the …
Origin of gasoline range alkanes in the deep sea
JM Hunt - Nature, 1975 - nature.com
IT is believed that C4 to C7 hydrocarbons in petroleum are formed by the cracking of organic
matter at depths generally exceeding 1,000 m at temperatures in excess of 50° C (refs 1–3) …
matter at depths generally exceeding 1,000 m at temperatures in excess of 50° C (refs 1–3) …
Determination of the crystal structure of a petroporphyrin isolated from oil shale
A Ekstrom, CJR Fookes, T Hambley, HJ Loeh, SA Miller… - Nature, 1983 - nature.com
The isolation and identification of the metal porphyrins found in crude oils and oil shales
have been extensively studied since their discovery in these materials by Treibs1. He …
have been extensively studied since their discovery in these materials by Treibs1. He …
Late Quaternary hydrological changes in the Gulf of Carpentaria
T Torgersen, MR Jones, AW Stephens, DE Searle… - Nature, 1985 - nature.com
Abstract The Gulf of Carpentaria is a shallow epicontinental sea between Australia and
Papua New Guinea (Fig. 1); it has a maximum depth of− 69 m and is connected to the …
Papua New Guinea (Fig. 1); it has a maximum depth of− 69 m and is connected to the …
Isotope evidence for Pleistocene climatic changes in Kashmir, India
RV Krishnamurthy, MJ DeNiro, RK Pant - Nature, 1982 - nature.com
Stable carbon isotope ratios of organic carbon from palaeosols in loess, and oxygen isotope
ratios of pedogenic and lacustrine carbonates reveal significant Pleistocene climatic …
ratios of pedogenic and lacustrine carbonates reveal significant Pleistocene climatic …
Influence of oxygen exposure time on organic carbon preservation in continental margin sediments
Today, over 90% of all organic carbon burial in the ocean occurs in continental margin
sediments. This burial is intrinsically linked to the cycling of biogeochemically important …
sediments. This burial is intrinsically linked to the cycling of biogeochemically important …
Methane formation from long-chain alkanes by anaerobic microorganisms
K Zengler, HH Richnow, R Rosselló-Mora, W Michaelis… - Nature, 1999 - nature.com
Biological formation of methane is the terminal process of biomass degradation in aquatic
habitats where oxygen, nitrate, ferric iron and sulphate have been depleted as electron …
habitats where oxygen, nitrate, ferric iron and sulphate have been depleted as electron …
Earth's earliest non-marine eukaryotes
PK Strother, L Battison, MD Brasier, CH Wellman - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
The existence of a terrestrial Precambrian (more than 542 Myr ago) biota has been largely
inferred from indirect chemical and geological evidence associated with palaeosols,, the …
inferred from indirect chemical and geological evidence associated with palaeosols,, the …
Production and transport of methane in oceanic particulate organic matter
DM Karl, BD Tilbrook - Nature, 1994 - nature.com
METHANE is an important component of the global carbon cycle1 and a potent greenhouse
gas2, 3. Surface ocean waters are typically supersaturated with dissolved methane relative …
gas2, 3. Surface ocean waters are typically supersaturated with dissolved methane relative …
Low-temperature thermal generation of hydrocarbon gases in shallow shales
D Rowe, A Muehlenbachs - Nature, 1999 - nature.com
The thermal generation of hydrocarbon gases in sedimentary systems is generally thought
to be an exclusively high-temperature process, although previous work has indicated that …
to be an exclusively high-temperature process, although previous work has indicated that …