Late quaternary temperature variability in the Benguela Current System derived from Alkenones

Quaternary Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 92-103

  Kirst, Georg J ^a   Schneider, Ralph R ^a   Müller, Peter J ^a   Von Storch, Isabel ^a   Wefer, Gerold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alkenones; Atlantic Ocean; Benguela Current System; Namibia; Sea surface temperatures (SSTs)

Indexed keywords

ALKENONE; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; PALEOPRODUCTIVITY; PALEOTEMPERATURE; QUATERNARY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032727488     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/qres.1999.2040     Document Type: Article

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