Antarctic Holocene climate change: A benthic foraminiferal stable isotope record from Palmer Deep

Paleoceanography

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages

  Shevenell, Amelia E ^a   Kennett, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic paleoceanography; Benthic foraminifera; Climate change; Holocene; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CONTINENTAL SHELF; HOLOCENE; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; PALEOCLIMATE; STABLE ISOTOPE; WIND FORCING;

ANTARCTICA; PALMER DEEP; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

FORAMINIFERA; LIA;

EID: 0036765004     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000pa000596     Document Type: Article

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