Oceanographic control of biogenic opal and diatoms in surface sediments of the Southwestern Atlantic

Marine Geology

Volumn 186, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 263-280

  Romero, O ^a   Hensen, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

Antarctic; Argentina Basin; Biogenic opal; Diatoms; Southwestern Atlantic; Surface sediments

Indexed keywords

DIATOMS;

SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEDIMENTS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; DIATOM; OPAL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER MASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0037055132     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(02)00210-4     Document Type: Article

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