Accurate estimation of sea surface temperatures using dissolution-corrected calibrations for Mg/Ca paleothermometry

Paleoceanography

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 16-1-16-6

  Rosenthal, Yair ^a   Lohmann, George P ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Dissolution; Paleothermometry; Planktonic foraminifera

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FORAMINIFERA; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MAGNESIUM; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOTEMPERATURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 0036764947     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001pa000749     Document Type: Article

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