Evidence for a steeper Eemian than Holocene sea surface temperature gradient between Arctic and sub-Arctic regions

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 145, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 95-117

  Bauch, Henning A ^a   Erlenkeuser, Helmut ^b   Fahl, Kirsten ^c   Spielhagen, Robert F ^a   Weinelt, Mara S ^b   Andruleit, Harald ^d   Henrich, Rüdiger ^e  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arctic Ocean; Climate; Eemian; Foraminifera; Holocene; Nordic seas; Sea surface temperature; Surface water circulation

Indexed keywords

PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; QUATERNARY;

EID: 0032949216     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(98)00104-7     Document Type: Article

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