Aragonite preservation in late Quaternary sediment cores on the Brazilian Continental Slope: Implications for intermediate water circulation

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 607-618

  Gerhardt, S ^a   Groth, H ^a   Ruhlemann C ^a   Henrich, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antarctic Intermediate Water; Aragonite preservation; Brazilian Continental Slope; North Atlantic Deep Water; Pteropods; South Atlantic

Indexed keywords

ARAGONITE; INTERMEDIATE WATER MASS; MARINE SEDIMENT; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PRESERVATION; QUATERNARY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZILIAN SLOPE;

EID: 0342699436     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005310050291     Document Type: Article

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