Eolian-transported freshwater diatoms and phytoliths across the equatorial Atlantic record: Temporal changes in Saharan dust transport patterns

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C2, 1999, Pages 3211-3222

  Romero, Oscar E ^a   Lange, Carina B ^b   Swap, Robert ^c   Wefer, Gerold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b GEOSCIENCES RESEARCH DIVISION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; DUST; EOLIAN PROCESS; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; PHYTOLITH; SEDIMENT TRAP; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

(EQUATORIAL); AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; SAHARA; SAHEL;

AULACOSEIRA GRANULATA; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 0033557985     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jc900070     Document Type: Article

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