Using species-specific paleotemperature equations with foraminifera: A case study in the Southern California Bight

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 405-430

  Bemis, Bryan E ^a,c   Spero, Howard J ^a   Thunell, Robert C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Isotopes; Paleoclimatology; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; FORAMINIFERA; GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOTEMPERATURE; QUATERNARY;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

FORAMINIFERA; GLOBIGERINA; GLOBIGERINA BULLOIDES; NEOGLOBOQUADRINA; NEOGLOBOQUADRINA PACHYDERMA;

EID: 0036844448     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8398(02)00083-X     Document Type: Article

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