Influence of monsoon on the distribution of organic carbon in inner continental shelf core sediments, South China Sea, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Pang, Swee Yun, Juriffah Ariffin,, Hii, Yii Siang, Norhayati Mohd Tahir,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8977/1/04_Pang_Swee_Yun.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8977/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid44bil7_2015/KandunganJilid44Bil7_2015.html

Three short sediment cores (12-32 cm) from South China Sea off Southern Terengganu were collected during May (post-Northeast monsoon) and September (pre-Northeast monsoon) 2007. The concentration of total organic carbon (TOC) obtained ranged from 0.41-2.23 and 0.38-2.31% during post and pre-monsoon,...