Distribution of planktonic foraminifera in the northern Bay of Bengal

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 155, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 393-405

  Chowdhury, Khalil R ^a   Haque, Md Mahfuzul ^a   Nasreen, Nahid ^b   Hasan, Md Rashedul ^a  

^a JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b Geological Survey of Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bay of Bengal; Bengal Fan; Oxygen isotope; Planktonic foraminifera

Indexed keywords

BIOFACIES; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; PLEISTOCENE;

BAY OF BENGAL;

EID: 0037301865     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(02)00189-6     Document Type: Article

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