Antarctic Circumpolar Deep Water: A Quaternary paleoflow record from the northern Scotia Sea, South Atlantic Ocean

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 847-861

  Howe, John A ^b   Pudsey, Carol J ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; CURRENT VELOCITY; DEEP WATER; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; QUATERNARY;

SCOTIA SEA;

EID: 0032705978     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D4268AA4-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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