Biomarker temperature estimates for modern and last glacial surface waters of the California Current system between 33° and 42° N

Paleoceanography

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 615-622

  Doose, Heidi ^a,d   Prahl, Fredrick G ^b   Lyle, Mitch W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAPTOPHYCEAE;

BIOMARKER; BIOMARKERS; LAST GLACIAL; PALAEOTEMPERATURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SST;

PACIFIC, CALIFORNIA CURRENT SYSTEM;

EID: 0031423181     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97PA00821     Document Type: Article

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