Thermohaline circulation and prolonged interglacial warmth in the North Atlantic

Quaternary Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 17-21

  McManus, Jerry F ^a   Oppo, Delia W ^a   Keigwin, Lloyd D ^a   Cullen, James L ^b   Bond, Gerard C ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Eemian; Interglaciation; MIS 5; Thermohaline circulation

Indexed keywords

EEMIAN; INTERGLACIAL; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036665711     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/qres.2002.2367     Document Type: Article

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