Synchronity of meltwater pulse 1a and the Bølling warming: New evidence from the South China Sea

Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-70

  Kienast, M ^a   Hanebuth, T J J ^b,c   Pelejero, C ^d,e   Steinke, S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^d DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Meltwater; Organic geochemistry; Sea level; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

MELTWATER;

SEAWATER; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

BOLLING; GEOCHEMISTRY; GLACIOEUSTACY; MELTWATER; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 0037286988     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031<0067:SOMPAT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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