Alkenone and coccolithophorid species changes in late Quaternary sediments from the Walvis Ridge: Implications for the alkenone paleotemperature method

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 135, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 71-96

  Müller, Peter J ^a   Čepek, Martin ^a   Ruhland, Götz ^a   Schneider, Ralph R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alkenones; Coccolithophorids; Emiliania huxleyi; Gephyrocapsa; Quaternary; Sea surface temperature; Walvis Ridge

Indexed keywords

ALKENONE; COCCOLITHOPHORID; COCCOLITHOPHORIDE; CORE ANALYSIS; PALAEOCLIMATE; PALAEOTEMPERATURE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCEANOPGRAPHY; QUATERNARY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEDIMENT RECORD; SST;

ATLANTIC, WALVIS RIDGE;

EID: 0343675191     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(97)00018-7     Document Type: Article

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