The C37 alkenone record of seawater temperature during seasonal thermocline stratification

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 301-313

  Bentaleb, I ^a   Grimalt, J O ^a   Vidussi, F ^b   Marty, J C ^b   Martin, V ^c   Denis, M ^c   Hatte C ^d   Fontugne, M ^d  

^a DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^b LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^c STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

C37 C38 alkenones; Ligurian Sea; Nitrogen; Particulate pigments; Seawater temperature; Thermocline stratification; Total organic carbon

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; SEAWATER; STRATIFICATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMOCLINE;

EID: 0032995275     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(98)00079-6     Document Type: Article

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