Calculating surface water pCO2 from foraminiferal organic δ13C

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 60, Issue 24, 1996, Pages 5089-5100

  Maslin, M A ^a,b   Hall, M A ^a   Shackleton, N J ^a   Thomas, E ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAINOZOIC; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON-13; FORAMINIFERA; ORGANIC MATTER; PALAEOCLIMATE; PLANKTONIC ASSEMBLAGES; SEAWATER;

EID: 0030389921     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(96)00283-9     Document Type: Article

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