A new benthic foraminiferal proxy for near-bottom current velocities in the Gulf of Cadiz, northeastern Atlantic Ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1853-1875

  Schönfeld, Joachim ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthic foraminifers; Bottom currents; Epizoans; Gulf of Cadiz; Living assemblages; Mediterranean Outflow Water; North Atlantic

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTS;

EPIBENTHIC ASSEMBLAGES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BENTHOS; BOTTOM CURRENT; HABITAT SELECTION; HYDRODYNAMICS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036815093     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(02)00088-2     Document Type: Article

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