A 1600-year history of the Labrador Current off Nova Scotia

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-62

  Keigwin, L D ^a   Sachs, J P ^b   Rosenthal, Y ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAMINIFERA; HOLOCENE; MARINE SEDIMENT; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCURRENT; PALEOTEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; LABRADOR SEA;

EID: 0041439783     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-003-0316-6     Document Type: Article

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