Late Eocene tropical sea surface temperatures: A perspective from Panama

Paleoceanography

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 4-1-4-14

  Tripati, Aradhna ^a   Zachos, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eocene; Mollusca; Paleogene; Sea surface temperatures; Stable isotopes; Tropical environment

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; EOCENE; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

PANAMA;

GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0036764696     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000PA000605     Document Type: Article

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