The progressive intensification of northern hemisphere glaciation as seen from the North Pacific

Geologische Rundschau

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 452-465

  Maslin, M A ^a,c   Haug, G H ^a   Sarnthein, M ^a   Tiedemann, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

North Pacific; Northern hemisphere glaciation; Ocean Drilling Project; Pacific moisture pump; Paleoceanography; Pliocene; Sea surface temperatures; Surface water productivity

Indexed keywords

GLACIATION; OCEAN CIRCULATION; PALAEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALAEOCLIMATE; PLIOCENE;

PACIFIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0030424765     PISSN: 00167835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02369002     Document Type: Article

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