Evidence for differential degradation of alkenones under contrasting bottom water oxygen conditions: Implication for paleotemperature reconstruction

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 63, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 405-411

  Gong, Changrui ^a   Hollander, David J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENONE; BOTTOM WATER; DEGRADATION; OXYGENATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032863712     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00283-X     Document Type: Article

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