Sea level pressure variability in the Amundsen Sea region inferred from a West Antarctic glaciochemical record

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D3, 2000, Pages 4047-4059

  Kreutz, K J ^a,b   Mayewski, P A ^a   Pittalwala, I I ^a,c   Meeker, L D ^a,d   Twickler, M S ^a   Whitlow, S I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; SEA ICE; SEA LEVEL;

AMUNDSEN SEA;

EID: 0033793047     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD901069     Document Type: Article

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