Glacial-interglacial sea surface temperature changes across the subtropical front east of New Zealand based on alkenone unsaturation ratios and foraminiferal assemblages

Paleoceanography

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 2-1-2-13

  Sikes, E L ^a   Howard, W R ^b   Neil, H L ^c   Volkman, J K ^d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ANTARCTIC CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEMS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alkenones; Last Glacial Maximum; Paleoceanography; Sea surface temperature; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

ALKENONE; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEDIMENT CORE;

CHATHAM RISE; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 0036626466     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001pa000640     Document Type: Article

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