Evidence for enhanced Mediterranean thermohaline circulation during rapid climatic coolings

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 183, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 417-429

  Cacho, Isabel ^a,d   Grimalt, Joan O ^a   Sierro, Francisco J ^b   Shackleton, Nick ^c   Canals, Miquel ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Deep water; Environment thermohaline circulation; Heinrich events; Mediterranean Sea

Indexed keywords

HEINRICH EVENT; PALEOCLIMATE; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0034511436     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(00)00296-X     Document Type: Article

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